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Rose Levy Beranbaum demos linzer tart baking in Kingston

cost $25. Laugh Your Tail Off Comedy Show Friday, Dec. 7 8 p.m. The Anchor 744 Broadway Kingston (845) 331-5377

Kingston’s bluecashew Kitchen Homestead presents an author appearance and linzer tart baking demonstration by Rose Levy Beranbaum on Saturday, December 8. A master baker, Beranbaum is the award-winning author of 11 cookbooks, including the essential The Cake Bible. Her most recent is Rose’s Baking Basics: 100 Essential Recipes, a volume that features more than 600 step-by-step photos. Recipes include chocolate sheet cake with ganache frosting, peanut butter and jelly thumbprints, beer bread, apple walnut muffins, peach cobbler and a decadent milk chocolate caramel tart. Master baker Rose Levy Beranbaum Dec. 8 3 p.m. Bluecashew Kitchen Homestead 37 North Front St. Kingston (845) 514-2300 https://bluecashew.com

Anchor’s Laugh Your Tail Off Comedy Show on Friday beneﬁts SPCA Ulster County SPCA present the Laugh Your Tail Off Comedy Show at the Anchor in Kingston on Friday, December 7. Featuring standup comedy by David Britton, Dan DiMarino, Andy Mcdermott and headliner Jody Lee, this event benefits the Ulster County SPCA. There will also be a prize raffle and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets

Mirabai of Woodstock Your Holiday Serenity Gif ts, Book s and Work shops for Serenit y, W isdom and Transformat ion.

Upcoming Events Sound Healing with Tuning Forks w/ Dr. John Beaulieu Sun. Dec 9 2-4 $20/25* * Lower price for early reg./pre-payment made at least 48 hrs. in advance

Open 7 Days • 11 to 7 23 Mill Hill Road • Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2100 • www.mirabai.com

Leaving the house can be a wild ride...

Holiday Gala/Art Show at Roost in New Paltz Roost Studio in New Paltz hosts its annual Holiday Gala & Art Show on Saturday, December 8. The celebration features food and drink and a silent auction of the work of the local artists who make up the Roost community. The Gala presents an opportunity to walk the talk and shop local, support the arts and beautify the home with original small artworks. GIANLUCA PLATANIA

Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan

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NANCY KERRIGAN TO HEADLINE HOLIDAY GIFT ON ICE AT CIVIC CENTER

ell-known figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, an Olympic medalist as well as a participant in Dancing with the Stars, will host a holiday skating show on Sunday, December 9 at 3:30 p.m. at the McCann Ice Arena at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie. Kerrigan won a Bronze Medal at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. In January of 1994, Kerrigan was clubbed with a baton below the knee by an assailant who was hired by the ex-husband of her skating rival Tonya Harding. Kerrigan went on to win a Silver Medal in the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. She was also inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Tickets for the Holiday Gift on Ice show in Poughkeepsie cost $25 apiece. Kerrigan will be joined by national-level ice skaters as well as members of the McCann Ice Skating Academy. For tickets and further details, call the Civic Center box office at (845) 454-5800, extension 1201, or visit https://bit.ly/2KAeALB.

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Baallet presents

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The Nutcracker

performed in its entirety and featuring guest artists

December 7th & 8th at 7:30 p.m. December 9th at 2 p.m. Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway Kingston, NY Tickets available at Ticketmaster or UPAC Box Office (800) 745-3000 (845) 339-6088 Tickets $30 Seniors & Students $25 “Catskill Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’ is superb!” -Daily Freeman

www.catskillballet.org

Roost gala & art show Saturday, Dec. 8 6-9 p.m. Roost Studios 69 Main St. New Paltz (845) 419-2208 www.roostcoop.org

St. Nicholas Bazaar Fine Craft & Holiday Cookie Sale in Millbrook Millbrook’s Grace Church will present the St. Nicholas Bazaar on Saturday, December 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Bazaar will include the sale of handcrafted items made by 25 local artisans, and beautifully decorated holiday cookies and delectable chocolates. Shop from a variety of handmade crafts including hats and capes made from Alpaca fiber, hand-painted children’s stools, knitted and felted clothing, beaded and gold jewelry, one-of-a-kind decorations, locally produced yarn and knitting needles, leather dog leashes and collars, pottery, unique tree ornaments, upcycled natural Christmas décor, wooden treasures, clothing for infants and young children and much more. Choose your own assortment of holiday cookies from the traditional Linzer, ultimate sugar, Santa shortbread, spritzes, peppermint canes and decadent chocolate truffles and caramel toffee to the extraordinary gingerbread men. Cookies and candy will be boxed and sold by the pound. The Grace Church Parish Hall is located at 3328 Franklin Avenue (across from the bandshell) in Millbrook. Admission to the event is free. For directions and more information, visit www.gracemillbook. org/bazaar or call (845) 677-3064.

Leonie Lacouette hosts Open Studio sale this weekend Clockmaker Leonie Lacouette is teaming up with three other local, women-owned businesses for a holiday Open Studio sale at her clock factory on December 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to Lacouette’s handmade clocks of wood, metal and other media, visitors can browse the wares of Flowers by Elissa, Jewelry by Tank and Michele Tomasicchio’s all-natural skin care line Made with Love. The clock factory is located at 10

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Celebration of Kingston’s Maker Community takes place on Thursday, December 6 at the Metro in Kingston. Co-sponsored by the Business Alliance of Kingston, the Kingston Midtown Arts District (MAD) and the City of Kingston, Made in Kingston features more than five dozen local artists, businesses and organizations, and the return of MAD’s fine art wall. Attendees can also enjoy food and beverages from Kingston eateries as well as live musical entertainment. New this year is a focus on sustainability, including priority parking for carpoolers, a bike rack provided by Bike-Friendly Kingston and a partnership with Zero to Go to help collect and manage waste. Made in Kingston Thursday, Dec. 6, 3-8 p.m. The Metro 2 South Prospect St. Kingston www.madeinkingstonny.com

Tidings of discomfort and oy Only monarchs can stomach milkweed nectar, which is lethal in high doses to humans and other animals.

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Monarch butterfly talk at Cary Institute this Friday

he Cary Institute in Millbrook hosts “Monarch Butterflies: Coevolution, Cultural History and Conservation,” a presentation by Cornell University professor Anurag Agrawal on Friday, December 7. Professor Agrawal will discuss his new book, Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution. Only monarchs can stomach milkweed nectar, which is lethal in high doses to humans and other animals. They rely on it alone for sustenance. In a story of toxin versus predator, milkweed and monarch make for unlikely yet perfectly suited allies. Monarchs and Milkweed is the winner of the 2017 National Outdoor Book Award and one of Forbes’ Top 10 biology books. This event is free. Monarch butterfly lecture, Friday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m., Cary Institute Auditorium, 2801 Sharon Turnpike (Route 44), Millbrook, (845) 677-5343, www.caryinstitute.org

Lacouette Lane in Wallkill. For directions, call (845) 255-3762. If you can’t make it to the sale, the craftswomen will arrange to be open by appointment. For more information, visit their respective websites: https://leonietime.com, http://flowersbyelissa.com and www. madewithloveskincare.com.

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Newly returned from their tour of the U.K., where they performed at such venerable pubs as The Crown and Spatula, The Harp and Sousaphone, and The Drunken Solicitor, the discalceate duo of Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine will deflate the mandatory mirth of the holiday season at Rosendale Cafe on Saturday, December 8, at 8 p.m. Expect the usual hodgepodge of sociopolitical and pseudopoetic songs, screeds and spiels. Admission is $15, free for survivors of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

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Primar(il)y Red Saturday, Dec. 8, 5 p.m. Emerge Gallery & Art Space 228 Main St., Saugerties (845) 247-7515

Made in Kingston at The Metro Made in Kingston: the sixth annual

Emerge Gallery in Saugerties presents “Primar(il)y Red: An Exhibition of Art Celebrating the Color Red” from December 8 through 31. The exhibition includes various styles and media such as acrylic, collage, encaustic, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography and sculpture. More than 35 pieces of art representing more than 30 artists from the Hudson Valley and New York Metropolitan area are included in this exhibition. “Primar(il)y Red” is curated by Emerge Gallery director Robert P. Langdon. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, December 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. Artwork in the exhibition will be available to view and

Christmas Cookies & Crafts Sale Saturday,December 8th 9am until cookies are sold out!

Delicious Home-baked Cookies $8.00/lb. Homemade Soup-to-Go $6/Qt. Unique Craft Vendors Don’t miss the Christmas decorations jumble too!

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TIM ERIKSEN IS KNOWN for teaching the musicians for the film Cold Mountain to sing the eerie pentatonic scales of the Sacred Harp tradition.

ville Theater on Saturday, December 8. Dupree has recently released remastered and expanded versions of his first two records, his 1980 self-titled debut (featuring the megahit “Steal Away”) and its ambitious follow-up, 1981’s Street Corners, in which Dupree forsakes some smooth in favor of a jolt of high-drama headband rock. Dupree will have a crack band in tow, including special guests Cindy Cashdollar and Bill Harris. The Hipstones open. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the show. – John Burdick

Of a Winter’s Night Banjo god Tony Trischka and ethnomusicologist Tim Eriksen to perform old -time yuletide gems at Towne Crier and Ashokan Center

Tony Trischka (above) and Tim Eriksen (below)

anjo god Tony Trischka has been a regular visitor to the stages of the Towne Crier Café (in its various geographical manifestations) since the 1970s, when he was in a band called Breakfast Special. Over the ensuing decades he has cemented a reputation as one of the leading lights of newgrass and jazzgrass, a pioneer of the chromatic style of banjoplaying. If for nothing else, you probably know him as that guy who taught Béla Fleck how to play. In 2015 Trischka released a highly regarded album of Christmas-related traditional tunes, recorded up at Levon Helm’s place in Woodstock, titled Of a Winter’s Night. He’s currently doing a holiday tour focusing on that material, with local stops planned at the Towne Crier and the Ashokan Center. Joining him will be another stellar name in the acoustic music firmament: multiinstrumentalist, ethnomusicologist and shape-note singer Tim Eriksen, who The Music Program at Bard College & Hudson Valley Gamelans present

A Balinese Gamelan Concert Featuring The Music & Dance of Bali Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 at 8 pm Olin Auditorium Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

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Hudson Valley Gamelan Orchestras Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana & Special Guests Performing Traditional & New Works for Balinese Gong Kebyar Ensembles with a Beleganjur Opening Procession and Balinese Kecak Vocal Chorus No Advance Ticket Sales. Doors Open at 7:15 Suggested Donation $10. Bard staff, students, faculty,and children 16 & under FREE of charge. This concert is made possible in part by Bard College, Woodstock Chimes Fund & Ulster Publishing. For Info: 845 688-7090, 845 679-8624. On FB: Hudson Valley Gamelans

Robbie Dupree Saturday, Dec. 8 8 p.m. Bearsville Theater 291 Tinker St. Woodstock http://ashokantalent.com

CIA hosts Northern Dutchess Symphony holiday concert on Saturday

claims to be “the only musician to have shared the stage with both Kurt Cobain and Doc Watson.” Among myriad other accomplishments, including founding the punk/folk band Cordelia’s Dad, Eriksen is known for having been hired by T Bone Burnett to teach the musicians for the film Cold Mountain to sing the eerie pentatonic scales of the Sacred Harp tradition. Still practiced in remote pockets of Appalachia, it’s a style of performance that evolved out of the use by circuit-riding ministers in the 19th century of a hymnal for illiterates that taught tunes using “shape notes.” Harmonically, shape-note singing has its roots in primitive folk carols and partsongs of the British Isles, and hearing it is guaranteed to capture your interest. Eriksen has also spent time deeply immersed in Balkan music, which has its own scales that sound weird to the Western ear. So, a playlist that draws on all the overlapping areas where his and Trischka’s explorations have wandered in search of alternative seasonal entertainment is bound to prove a treat. You can hear Tony Trischka, Tim

Eriksen and fiddler/vocalist Phoebe Hunt at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, December 14 at the Towne Crier, now located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door; to reserve, call (845) 855-1300 or visit www.townecrier. com or https://bit.ly/2RlRiM2. Your second opportunity comes at 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 16 at the Ashokan Center, located at 477 Beaverkill Road, off Route 28A in Olivebridge. Tickets cost $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $15 for youth (25 and under), and can be ordered by calling (845) 657-8333 or visiting https://ashokancenter.org or https://bit. ly/2TvbGoP. Of a Winter’s Night Friday, Dec. 14 8:30 p.m. $25/$20 Towne Crier Café 379 Main St. Beacon (845) 855-1300 www.townecrier.com https://bit.ly/2RlRiM2 Sunday, Dec. 16 7 p.m. $30/$20/$15 Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Road Olivebridge (845) 657-8333 https://ashokancenter.org https://bit.ly/2TvbGoP

Robbie Dupree holiday show returns to Bearsville this Saturday Yacht rock/smooth soul legend and longtime area resident Robbie Dupree brings his traditional “Robbie Dupree & Friends” show to the Bears-

The Northern Dutchess Symphony presents a holiday concert titled “Sounds of the Season: Classical Gifts and Popular Treats” on Saturday, December 8. Under the direction of William Stevens, the orchestra will perform holiday pieces by Bizet, Vivaldi, Vaughan Williams and more. The second part of the program will be devoted to orchestral adaptions of favorite Christmas and Hanukkah songs, traditional and pop. The concert will also feature a visit from the Grinch and Santa, who will narrate “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (a/k/a “‘Twas the Night before Christmas”). The holiday fes-

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NDSO Holiday Concert Saturday, Dec. 8 3 p.m. Marriott Pavilion Culinary Institute of America 1946 Campus Dr. Hyde Park www.ndsorchestra.org

Ars Choralis to sing The Road to Bethlehem in Kingston, Woodstock

MARK GOFF

Opening ceremony at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969

MUSIC

Another Woodstock?

entative plans for a 50th-anniversary festival are in the works for 2019. “We have definite plans,” original Woodstock promoter Michael Lang told the Poughkeepsie Journal last week (https://bit.ly/2KQnMf0). “I’m excited.” Lang said that an official announcement was expected soon. There’s no lineup, but artists allegedly approached include Daft Punk, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Ariana Grande, Coldplay, Phish, the Weeknd, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, the Foo Fighters, Pink, the Who and Santana.

tivities will conclude with Leroy Anderson’s iconic “Sleigh Ride.” To complement this performance, the Culinary Institute of America will open the Caterina de’ Medici restaurant for a

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pasta menu for both lunch and dinner. Tickets for the concert cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $5 for students. A reserved-seating package is now available and includes your choice of show seating

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and guaranteed seating at the Caterina de’ Medici restaurant for $45 per person (which does not include the $32 for lunch or $39 for dinner).

The Road to Bethlehem Saturday, Dec. 8

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The award-winning chorus Ars Choralis presents The Road to Bethlehem, a musical reimagining of the Christmas story composed by Barbara Pickhardt and lyricist Johanna Hall of Orleans fame. Pickhardt and Hall began writing together in 2000, producing two earlier versions of the musical performed by Ars Choralis as Miracle in Bethlehem. In this latest iteration, The Road to Bethlehem brings biblical characters to life and imagines new characters as witnesses to Jesus’ birth. Amy Martin and Matt Ulrich will portray Mary and Joseph; Chuck Snyder is Herod; Todd West, Mark Lindeman and Jim Noecker will sing the roles of the Three Kings; the innkeeper and his wife are played by Becky Lowe and Jim Ulrich; Harvey Boyer and Christina Gardner are angels; Mike Haller is Caesar’s herald; and Shannon Donnell is a shepherd. Performances take place on Saturday, December 8 at 7 p.m. at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, and on Sunday, December 9 at 4 p.m. at the Overlook Methodist Church in Woodstock. Adult tickets for the concert cost $18 purchased in advance and $22 at the door. Tickets for children 18 and under are half-price.

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7 p.m., $22/$18 Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St. Kingston Sunday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m. $22/$18 Overlook Methodist Church 233 Tinker St. Woodstock https://arschoralis.org

Orange Is the New Black star Lea DeLaria sings at Bard Bard’s Fisher Center presents Oh F*ck It’s Christmas, a holiday performance by the jazz singer, writer, comic and Orange Is the New Black star Lea DeLaria. DeLaria will perform sassy and swinging interpretations of holiday classics with her all-female jazz trio. DeLaria’s TV credits include Shameless, Broad City, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Californication, Will and Grace, Friends and Matlock. She has received Obie & Theater World Awards, and a Drama Desk nomination for her portrayal as Hildy in the Public Theatre’s revival of On the Town. Ticket prices range from $25 to $55. NISIAN HUGHES

Wendy Whelan

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Wendy Whelan & Maya Beiser in The Day at Lumberyard in Catskill 272 Wall St. Kingston, NY

Friday December 14th & Saturday December 15th 8pm Come early to get your seat! Admission $10.00 Adults $8.00 Students & Seniors

ancer Wendy Whelan and cellist Maya Beiser join forces with seminal modern dance choreographer Lucinda Childs to create The Day, an evening-length work with evocative music by Pulitzer Prizewinning composer David Lang. Featuring both Beiser and Whelan onstage for the duration of the performance, The Day is a meditation on two journeys: the mortal passage, followed by the eternal, post-mortal voyage of the soul. This bold, highly collaborative work explores universal themes not easily grappled with – memory, aging, death, the survival of the soul – through the shared language of music and dance. A new work being developed at Catskill’s Lumberyard over a two-week production and technical residency, The Day will have its world premiere at Jacob’s Pillow next summer and its New York premiere at the Joyce Theater next fall before touring the US and abroad. Audiences are invited to see the work in progress at the Lumberyard in showings on Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8. Tickets cost $100 and include both the work-in-progress performance and a post-performance reception. To order, visit www.lumberyard.org/catskill/maya-beiser-and-wendy-whelan. The Day, Friday/Saturday, Dec. 7/8, 8 p.m./7 p.m., Lumberyard, 62 Water Street, Catskill, www.lumberyard.org

Lea DeLaria Saturday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. Sosnoff Theater Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson (845) 758-7900

http://fishercenter.bard.edu

Chris Smither performs at Helsinki Hudson Celebrating the release of his latest collection of original songs, Call Me Lucky, the versatile blues guitarist and songwriter Chris Smither performs at Club Helsinki in Hudson on Friday, December 7. Acoustic and rural-feeling but with all kinds of electric rough edges, Call Me Lucky

features contributions from Smither’s longtime producer David Goodrich, the great drummer of Morphine, Billy Conway, the Suitcase Junket’s Matt Lorenz and many more. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the show. Chris Smither Friday, Dec. 7 8 p.m. $30/$25 Club Helsinki 405 Columbia St.

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Datura Road at Kingston’s Green Kill The Hudson Valley quartet Datura Road plays a global fusion of sorts. Although their instrument locker is deep in both Eastern and Western departments, and the players skilled and well-versed in their source materials, Datura Road is not really a world shred platform. This is a pop band – a progressive, acoustic/electric world/ pop band that mixes in a few concise instrumentals. Evocative rhythms and melodies with Arabic, Celtic, Latin and Mediterranean undercurrents are judiciously arranged in the service of a pretty sweet set of arty prog/ folk songs, sung in the purely likable and rich tenor of Matthew Nobile, whose multi-instrument fluency also accounts for much of the band’s timbral richness. The themes on Datura Road’s impressive 2017 self-titled debut are of the kind that always seem to accompany progressive acoustic world/pop: natural imagery and symbolism, mystical suggestion, an optimistic poetry concerned with such trivialities as peace, fulfilling potential and the harmonious relations among living things. Joined by Cumulus, Datura Road Performs at Green Kill in Kingston on Saturday, December 7. Admission costs $10. Datura Road Saturday, Dec. 7 8 p.m. $10 Green Kill 229 Greenkill Ave. Kingston www.daturaroad.com

Sing along with Handel’s Messiah at the Bardavon Though George Frideric Handel wrote his most famous oratorio in 1741 with the intent that it be performed with “modest” instrumentation, including a harpsichord, and only a few dozen voices, Messiah’s subsequent growth in both popularity and orchestral/choral scale is a juggernaut scarcely to be resisted. This season’s performance by the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and guest vocalists from Vassar’s Cappella Festiva is not quite a mega-production, but the grand total of 100 instrumentalists and singers scheduled to be onstage at the Bardavon Opera House should be more than adequate to gloss over any offkey utterances by the non-operatically-trained general public, who are invited to come and sing along. The featured soloists for Messiah at the Bardavon include soprano Rachel Rosales, mezzo-soprano Sara Murphy, tenor Jonathan Blalock and baritone Thomas Meglioranza. Canadian conductor and soprano Christine R. Howlett, who is also director of Choral Activities at Vassar

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College, will serve as guest conductor of this performance, which gets underway at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 15. A pre-concert talk with Maestro Howlett and members of the orchestra will take place one hour before the concert for all ticketholders. Ticket prices are $20, $26, $36 and $51, depending on location. To order, visit the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, or the Ulster Performing Arts Center box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; or contact Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or www. ticketmaster.com. Handel’s Messiah Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $51/$36/$26/$20 Bardavon Opera House 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie (845) 473-2072, www.bardavon.org

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Visions of sugar plums Nutcracker at UPAC via Catskill Ballet Theatre, Bardavon via New Paltz Ballet Theatre

eady for your annual visions of sugarplums? Two top-shelf regional productions of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker are in the works for this weekend, December 7 through 9. The Catskill Ballet Theatre will be performing at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston and the New Paltz Ballet Theatre at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie. The Catskill Ballet Theatre’s production of the beloved holiday dance extravaganza – its 37th – will feature some stellar guest artists, notably the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Yinet Fernandez as the Sugar Plum Fairy and the National Ballet of Cuba’s José Carlos Losada Morales as the Nutcracker Prince. Local dance students Beatrix Airhart and Erin Machung will alternate performances in the lead role of Clara, the little girl whisked away to the Land of Sweets by her magical Christmas present. Showtimes at UPAC for the Catskill Ballet Theatre production of The Nutcracker will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 9. Ticket prices are $30 general admission, $25 for students and seniors. To purchase, call the box office at (845) 339-6088 or Ticketmaster at (845) 454-3388, or visit www.ticketmaster.com. The New Paltz Ballet Theatre production of The Nutcracker – its 21st – is the French iteration, in which the young

heroine is named Marie rather than Clara. The company’s directors, Peter and Lisa Naumann, are veterans of the New York City Ballet and always manage to recruit a few of that former colleagues as guest stars for this holiday classic. The 2018 New Paltz Ballet Theatre run at the Bardavon gets underway with three matinées especially for school groups, at 9:45 a.m. and noon on Thursday, December 6 and again at noon on Friday, December 7. Performances open to the general public begin at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 8 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 9. Tickets cost $32 general admission, $29 for students and seniors and $27 for Bardavon members. They are available from the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 3396088, or online at www.bardavon.org.

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Sunday Dec. 9th (1-4pm) at Mescal Hornbeck Comm. Center 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY

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New Paltz Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m., $32/$29, Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, www.bardavon.org

Catskill Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker,

BLUE CHRISTMAS NOV 30 DEC 16

for “THE WEIR” by Conor McPherson

NEEDED: 3 Men — 30s-50s 1 Woman — 30s-40s

Friday/Saturday, Dec. 7/8, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2 p.m., $30/$25, Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, (845) 339-6088, www.bardavon.org

A Fifties Christmas Variety Show

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Dec. 6, 2018

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olitically, in the age of Trump, America is at a juncture when many who identify as progressives have lost patience with truisms about politics being the art of the possible. Within the Democratic Party, which has long prided itself on being a “big tent,” there’s currently a lot of pressure to throw out any leader over the age of 70,

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Dec. 6, 2018

NIGHT SKY

Comet over the Hudson Valley And other cool stuff for December

ecember may be the best month of 2018 when it comes to watching the sky. We’re talking about spectacles that require no sky knowledge or instrumentation. Night comes fast and easy this month. The earliest sunset happens this very week, on December 7. I annually point this out, because everyone rightly associates maximum darkness with December 21 – when I lead a group gathering at the Mohonk Mountain House sundial at the exact moment of the solstice. That date, which also marks the start of winter, indeed offers the longest night. Lesser-known is the fact that the darkness is then back-shifted to the post-midnight hours, since the darkest mornings don’t happen until early January. But in terms of late-afternoon brightness – which is when most people are awake and aware of light – the nadir is now rather than the solstice. Our first naked-eye goodie is the Geminid meteor shower. These will be the year’s best meteors. Under our region’s unpolluted skies, you should see one shooting star per minute, if you observe from an open place with a big unobstructed swath of the heavens. You needn’t wait until after midnight, like with August’s Perseids; you can start observing at nightfall – as early as 5 p.m. These meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, although the favored direction is the northeast. The Moon will be a fat crescent that won’t produce too much unwelcome brightness, but you can eliminate that small hindrance by observing after 10:30 p.m., when the Moon will be gone. Our next naked-eye goodie is Mars, that bright-orange “star” to the left of where the Sun set. These are its final weeks as a truly brilliant zero-magnitude object. Here’s the second date to mark on your calendar: December 14. That’s when Mars hovers just above the half-Moon. It’s a worthy conjunction, and an easy sight between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Through any backyard telescope, the Moon will then be optimally illuminated to show stunning detail (though Mars will be a telescopic washout because it’s now much too small). Our third goodie is the most unusual: Comet Wirtanen. I’ve seen eight naked-eye

Comet Wirtanen will soon pay Earth its closest-ever visit. It should be large and blobby-looking, appearing as a fuzzy glob the size of the full Moon.

really understand the odds that people of color had to face half a century ago – or that in some ways, things haven’t improved nearly as much in that time as civil rights activists might have hoped. This movie will give their consciousnesses some heightening, maybe. If not, it will at least serve to mainstream the notion that a really good road-buddy yarn can be spun against a racist cultural backdrop, given one really good black actor (Mahershala Ali) and one really good white actor (Viggo Mortensen) and a decent-if-not effervescent script. It’s the talents of the two leads, almost exclusively, and their commitment to their roles that make Green Book sing instead of plod. Ali plays Dr. Donald Shirley, a brilliant classically trained pianist who has given up his beloved Chopin to play a very highbrow form of jazz. Mortensen plays Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga, a crude, uneducated nightclub bouncer from the Bronx with a reputation for being able to talk his way out of tight situations before resorting to swinging his fists. About to embark on a concert tour that includes stops in the Deep South, Doc recruits Tony to be his chauffeur and bodyguard. The situations the unlikely pair encounter on their road trip – aided by the titular publication, a guide to hotels and restaurants that will accommodate black travelers in the Southern states – are often cruel and/or terrifying, but the dominant tone of this movie is comedic. Doc presents himself like an African prince: remote in his affect, elegant in his manners, fastidious in his diction. Tony is the Oscar to his Felix: a profane, amiable slob who never shuts up except to stuff his mouth with food. (Mortensen reportedly put on more than 40 pounds for the role; his paunch will distress many a viewer who still cherish a crush on his medieval heartthrob Aragorn.) The story derives its humor from the clash between their personal styles, and its warmth from the slow accretion of empathy and mutual

respect between them. The screenplay was drafted by Tony’s son, Nick Vallelonga, based on interviews with his father, now deceased. Hence the emphasis on unfiltered goofball Tony as the primary protagonist, and Mortensen certainly gives it his all; but Ali is even better in his containedness, doling out tiny glimpses of the reasons for Doc Shirley’s alienation from both his white and black contemporaries. The common ground that these two characters manage to find is just big enough to dance in for a little while. The actors make it worth the visit. Oh, and incidentally, a small driver of the plot is the need to get Tony back to the Bronx in time to spend Christmas Eve with his family. That makes Green Book

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comets since moving here 46 years ago, and we are now overdue for a good one. Our dark, rural, unpolluted skies are ideal for comet-watching. Typically, we get a truly bright comet every 20 years or so. We’ve had two fully spectacular comets since the mid-’70s: first, the pre-dawn mindblower Comet West on March 7, 1976; and then Hale-Bopp, which remained brilliant for almost an entire year, mostly in 1997. We’ve also had faint, barely-therebut-still-naked-eye comets in the form of Comet Kohoutek in 1973, Comet Iras-IrakiAlcock in 1983, Halley in the autumn of 1985 and Hyakutake in 1996. The new one, which should be visible next week, is Comet Wirtanen. This is a good news/bad news kind of deal. The bad is that it’s an unusually tiny comet whose nucleus is just a half-mile wide. The good news is that on December 15 and 16, it will pay Earth its closest-ever visit. It’ll pass just seven million miles from us. I think it will just barely be visible to the naked eye. It should be large and blobby-looking, appearing as a fuzzy glob the size of the full Moon. My suggestion is to look halfway up the southern sky starting around 10 p.m. beginning on December 8 or so. If you can recognize the famous Seven Sisters star cluster (also known as the Pleiades), to the upper right of Orion, look far below it and sweep binoculars there, too. The comet will be brightest on the nights of December 15 and 16, when it will be located just left of the Pleiades. If you don’t already know the Pleiades, this is a good time to make their acquaintance. At 10 p.m. any night, look south and you’ll easily see a small, tightly packed group of stars. That’s it! Sweep binoculars over them and you’ll be thrilled, since the stars in the cluster will explode from six to 100, and their blue-white diamond color will be obvious, too. It’s the very best celestial target for binoculars: a marvelous sight. And once you’ve located it, you’ll know where to look for the comet on December 15. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com. Check out Bob’s new podcast, Astounding Universe, co-hosted by Pulse of the Planet’s Jim Metzner.

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Dec. 6, 2018

KATRINA RODABAUGH WENT ON A “FASHION FAST,” pledging not to purchase any new clothing for a year, focusing instead on making simple garments, buying secondhand and mending what she already owned.

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Katrina Rodabaugh, author of Mending Matters and “slow fashion” advocate

Saving the world, one stitch at a time “Slow fashion” advocate Katrina Rodabaugh at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck on Friday

he practice of mending has traditionally been a frugal one, intended to make a modest budget stretch farther. And the objective has generally been to make the clothing repair as invisible as possible, hiding the evidence of the garment’s restoration. These days, however, there is a “slow fashion” movement afloat, with practitioners who unapologetically celebrate extending the useful life of the garments they own. In Katrina Rodabaugh’s new book, Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More (Abrams Books, 2018), the act of mending is elevated from a mundane or necessary chore to an eco-friendly form of creativity. Subtitled “a slow fashion guide for a well-loved wardrobe,” the book offers nearly two dozen how-to projects that teach bold and edgy “visible mending” techniques easily adapted to any garment

or fabric (although blue jeans and denim are prominently featured). Patches and simple running stitches are used as design elements, and the projects involve handwork only; no sewing machine is necessary. The tools required a r e f e w, t h e instructions assume no prior experience with stitching and the reader is encouraged to embrace imperfection, as skills are acquired gradually. In t e r s p e r s e d with the projects are thought-provoking essays by Rodabaugh and quotes from other slowfashion advocates. The beauty of handstitching in mending and the acceptance of the imperfect is explored through the

lens of mindfulness (or “mendfulness,” as the author has coined it). “Our worn clothing offers a creative opportunity for repair, but it also allows us a chance to connect with the basic idea that beautiful things break down and we can reimagine their usefulness t h r o u g h thoughtful repair,” she writes. And mending becomes nothing short of a political act when considered as an alternative to the casual purchase of “fast fashion” from overseas garment factories that take a toll on the environment and their workers. Rodabaugh will mark the recent release of Mending Matters with a reading at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck on Friday,

I’d “left fashion out of my own quest for a sustainable lifestyle. I’d been thinking a lot about food and housing, but not so much about clothing.”

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December 7 at 6 p.m. She will host a panel discussion with Karen Pearson (photographer of the book, who lives in Rhinebeck) and Cal Patch (Accord-based fiber artist/designer, who contributed a short essay to the book and has co-taught workshops with Rodabaugh). Admission is free, but an RSVP is requested at www.oblongbooks.com/event/katrinarodabaugh-mending-matters. Originally from the Finger Lakes region of New York, Rodabaugh spent two decades living in Brooklyn and Northern California before moving to the Hudson Valley a few years ago. She resides with her husband and two small boys in a 200-year-old farmhouse in Germantown, where she conducts textile workshops in her barn-turned-studio and grows dye plants in the garden. She learned how to sew in childhood, from her mother, an avid crafter who encouraged her daughter to make things. Mending Matters grew out of an art-

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Dec. 6, 2018 as-action project that Rodabaugh began in 2013. She began a “fashion fast” that August, pledging not to purchase any new clothing for a year, focusing instead on making simple garments, buying secondhand and mending what she already owned. Akin to the person who makes a resolution to improve their health by giving up fast food, her “Make, Thrift, Mend” project was intended, she says, to pause her consumption of clothing – to slow down, reconsider and realign her values. The project was conceived after Rodabaugh learned about the collapse that April of an eight-story structure containing garment factories in Bangladesh, which killed 1,134 garment workers and injured many more. She heard a Fresh Air interview on NPR in which host Terry Gross discussed the tragedy with Elizabeth Cline, author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion; the two discussed how the globalization of the garment industry has led to cheap products in the US, but human rights violations and environmental damage elsewhere in the world. Then, after reading a blog post advocating “slow design,” written by Natalie Chanin, founder of the slow-fashion company Alabama Chanin, Rodabaugh decided that it was time to look at her own attitudes toward clothing. Her yearlong fashion fast went quickly. She stuck to the plan, buying only secondhand clothing made from biodegradable fibers. And when the year ended, she found that a shift in her thinking had occurred. “I really had no intention at the start of embarking on what became a life-changing journey,” she says. “I thought I was just doing a oneyear project. But it kept getting deeper and deeper; I started doing research on ethical fashion, realizing that I’d kind of left fashion out of my own quest for a sustainable lifestyle. I’d been thinking a lot about food and housing, but not so much about clothing.” She recommitted to the project for another year, allowing herself the purchase of new garments if they were handmade or locally made, and then another year, in which she expanded the parameters to include buying new clothing by major fashion brands if the garments were ethically and ecologically made. “I thought at first it would feel overwhelming. I was a new mom, and had a lot going on. But I found as time went on that limiting the choices and being mindful was actually easier. And there are so many rich opportunities in what you have left after eliminating the rest.”

By this time, there was no looking back; the project had become a way of life. And along the way, Rodabaugh fell in love with mending. “When we spend time patching, stitching and darning, we deepen our understanding of quality and craftsmanship. And if we can consider repair work to our garments as their next cycle, or the next chapter of the garment, then we can start to think, ‘How would I repair this garment?’ before it’s even damaged, or, ‘How would I overdye this?’ And then that allows for this dialogue with our clothing: to be engaged with it as this living, breathing thing.” Rodabaugh holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies, but switched gears after graduation, working for arts organizations for the next decade. Returning to school to earn a master’s degree in Creative Writing, focusing on book arts and poetry, it was a professor, she says, who encouraged her to integrate her background in fiber arts and textiles with her interest in paper arts and writing. Rodabaugh began combining her interests, printing Gertrude Stein poems on dresses that she made and working with choreographers to have live performance as part of textile installations. She published her first book, The Paper Playhouse: Awesome Art Projects for Kids Using Paper, Boxes and Books, in 2015, and says that she thought she would continue straddling the paper arts and fiber worlds, focusing on fine art and exhibitions, until her “Make, Thrift, Mend” project changed the course of everything she was doing. Her hope for Mending Matters, Rodabaugh says, is that the reader will be encouraged to “think about the disposable mindset we have toward fashion and consider the value of holding onto a garment. With every workshop, a couple of minds are changed, so that’s encouraging! I just want people to feel that it’s possible. I think it can start as simply as mending one pair of jeans, or just considering, before you purchase that next garment, what fiber content it has. Or where it was made, or who made it, how long you’re going to wear it or what you’ll do with it after you’re done wearing it.” And, she adds, “If we can embrace the naturally aged garment and the imperfection of wonky stitches as part of the aesthetic, it gives permission for what the end result can look like. I always leave a little bit of breathing room in whatever I’m making, to feel like there’s more movement and more possibility there.” – Sharyn Flanagan

Rodabaugh learned about the collapse of an eight-story structure containing garment factories in Bangladesh, which killed 1,134 garment workers

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living from the land, has been a sharper poetic focus not merely on making sense of Nature, but on my place in it.” Illustrated by local artist, Rachel Hunderfund, Windflowers will be launched with a reading at Inquiring Minds Bookstore this Saturday. In a previous conversation, Roloff said, “I lean more towards self-examination. When people listen to these poems, they’re actually overhearing me. What I say in the poems is essentially me talking to myself.” His verse is but another way of singing now. Come meet the author and be mesmerized by his voice. – Ann Hutton

Roger Roloff poetry reading this Saturday in New Paltz When your life is about stepping outside to behold the mysteries and glories of Nature, it’s convenient to live in a place of ongoing wonder. Roger Roloff enjoys a placid existence at the edge of New Paltz on grounds that he and his wife Barbara Petersen have tended for decades with “leisure and muscle.” And since 2015, their land has been protected from development through an easement with the Wallkill Valley Land Trust. An equally effective preservation tactic – one with the potential for reaching an even-broader audience – is Roloff ’s poetry, much of which celebrates the natural world that surrounds him. An encounter with a run of wild grapevine or a tree-trunk decimated by woodpeckers may become a sonnet or villanelle. Or the muddy sediment of a pond: a page of rhymed couplets. Unlike quiet water, a poet’s mind is never still, it seems. With six books of pondering verse to his credit, Roloff now offers up a new volume, Windflowers. It’s a collection of 49 new poems to take in and consider for their merits and messages, bringing the current state of the natural environment into the spotlight. Many of these new works will delight appreciators of earth and sky, leaf and stone. Some disturb mildly, as in poems of everyday garden pests that those of us who till the soil must suffer. Others jar us into the cold realization that we are the “Most Invasive”: a piece hinting, not too subtly, that we’re “straining the bounds of truth and science too far, forgetting basic stuff dinosaurs learned the hard way: giants felled by Earth’s meaning of enough.” A singer since childhood and professional baritone who performed on worldwide opera and concert stages for 21 years, Roloff turned to writing poetry upon retirement in 1996. At this stage of life, he is busier than ever: gardening, foraging, botanizing and, thankfully, accumulating a bevy of poems along the way. About discovering that he has little free time, he once wrote, “The compensation, the more I’ve adopted these older ways of

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Dec. 6, 2018

WRITER AND POET HANNAH MORE was also an ardent abolitionist, philanthropist and promoter of women’s rights. She started 16 charitable schools in her hometown of Bristol – and was vilified for doing so.

Pressing On Carole Kunstadt pays tribute to firebrands Margaret Fuller and Hannah More in her WAAM exhibition

n Estimate of the Religion of the Fashionable World: By One of the Laity is not exactly an attention-grabber, but it nonetheless caught the eye of artist Carole Kunstadt, who purchased the 1791 book for $20 in a rare-book store in Connecticut. Curious about the identity of the anonymous London-based author, she did some searching on the internet and learned that it was Hannah More, who, besides being a writer and poet, was also an ardent abolitionist, philanthropist and promoter of women’s rights. More started 16 charitable schools in her hometown of Bristol – and was vilified for doing so. As a member of the Bluestocking Society, a group of men and women in London who got together to drink tea, philosophize and discuss literature and the arts, she hung out with some of the leading intellectuals of the day – people like Samuel Johnson, Horace Walpole and Sir Joshua Reynolds. It was More’s story, as much as the smell and feel of the antiquated pages covered in small type, that inspired Kunstadt to deconstruct the pages of More’s book into dozens of small sculptures, which are currently on view at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum. “Pressing On,” the name of the series – which is one of three bodies of work comprising the artist’s solo exhibition at WAAM titled “Carole Kunstadt: Pressing On” – consists of 90 antique irons, mostly clustered upright on a very long, narrow table. Their flat bottoms have been collaged with pages from More’s book, variously scorched, cut, woven and layered with textiles, thread, lace, fur, tacks and sandpaper. Some of the irons are affixed with whitish linen threads trailing onto the table like tresses of hair or splayed out like chaotic circuitry; one supports a trellis of woven linen threads. Others sprout thick muffs of fur, sport natty blackand-white paper sartorial stripes or are edged with sandpaper: a material whose rough texture defies the irons’ function as muscle-powered clothing-pressers. Viewed collectively from a distance, the black, upright triangular shapes of the irons have a spectral quality, as if they were the shades of the unknown women – many of them doubtless domestic servants – who once labored over them. In contrast, the collaged flat surfaces, the underside of the iron functioning as the “canvas,” is literally the most visible and readable part of each piece, as if the conceptual were concrete; object and meaning are inverted, time turned inside-out as solid artifact is subjugated to the areas of text and sensuous assertions of the soft, fragile materials. History lies in the shadows as the materials sourced from that history are deconstructed and recomposed in a Modernist format. The upright position of the irons also suggests an optimism, a propulsion forward. As Mara Mills, deputy director of the Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, has written, “her juxtaposition of material…combines artifact, word and fabric. The hardness of iron, the graciousness of lace and the wisdom of words combines as a testament

Carole Kunstadt, Pressing On No. 21 antique sad iron, scorched cotton, linen thread and paper-pages by Hannah More 1791

The “Ovum” series also encompasses several wall pieces, in which Kunstadt wove cutout strips of 19 th-century natural-history bookplates of eggs into a grid, which was then sewn with linen thread and excavated and layered to encompass a smaller diamond-shaped or rectangular grid. The pale, nuanced

“It’s very inspiring to see how dedicated these women were in their convictions. They had very strong voices, despite all the obstacles of their times.”

Carole Kundstadt, self-portrait, altered and recombined

to women’s tenacious movement forward.” The second series in the show is titled “Ovum” and is a tribute to Margaret Fuller, the 19th-century educator, social reformer, abolitionist, Transcendentalist and women’s rights advocate. Fragments of text from her book Woman in the 19th Century, and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties of Woman, published in Boston in 1855, are incorporated into four sculptures – three consisting of ostrich eggs, a popular collectible in the Victorian era. In one piece, the surface of a text-covered egg cradled in black fur bristles with steel tacks, suggesting the difficulties in Fuller’s life and career, while a second

piece consists of a broken egg resting on twigs whose interior surface is lined with text: an image pointing to the gestation of Fuller’s ideas. In the third piece, Fuller’s text covers a vintage metal egg basket, filled with wooden antique “nesting eggs” (the pecked and distressed objects served as decoys to train hens to lay in designated places). A fourth piece features strips of printed text used as a nesting material within an actual bird’s nest, cradling a porcelain, sand-covered egg. Kunstadt’s use of the egg references a deeper reading of the word “ovum” and its connotations of fertility, signaling the birth of ideas and Fuller’s conceptual and societal breakthroughs.

or dark, graphic forms of the cut-up eggs interspersed with the blank colored pages of the plates in the square or rectangular grid suggest the sectioned abstraction of quilts as well as the folds of origami; and the pearly tones of the paper, which varies in color from piece to piece, has a Minimalist restraint, marrying Modernist and Victorian sensibilities. The threads further imbue each piece with a delicate physicality, suggesting both strength, as a bonding agent, and vulnerability, as an element that could be pulled and broken. The show is rounded out by a series of abstract drawings, consisting of simple shapes vigorously drawn in graphite over atmospheric washes of gouache. This Saturday, December 8, there will be an artist’s reception from 4 to 7 p.m., with a question-and-answer session with the artist at 2 p.m. Kunstadt has shown extensively in the Hudson Valley and beyond and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2017 Kuniyoshi Fund Award administered by WAAM and the Medal of Honor & the Anna Walinska Memorial Award 2017 from the National Association of Women Artists. Almanac Weekly’s Lynn Woods recently spoke to

Dec. 6, 2018 Kunstadt at WAAM: How did you end up pairing pages from this obscure book with antique irons? I had the book for several years. It had a gestation period. In 2017 I inherited an old iron from my mom. There was something about having this old iron that made me think this could be a vehicle for the book. The fact that More was an abolitionist made me think of big plantations or wellto-do families who would have slaves and do all the ironing. Irons were ubiquitous. I put paper on the front of this iron, and pierced and knotted thread. I bought another iron at a multivendor antique place in Connecticut and worked with it and had a vision of doing 50, because I thought multiples would have more power than a single piece. I just kept buying them, one or two at a time. Friends gave me some, and also gave me lace and fur, which they wanted me to incorporate. How many did you transform into art objects? Ninety-six, although there are 90 in the show, because I sold a few. The most I’ve ever shown together before was 31. You say in your artist’s statement that “More’s lifelong overriding cause was galvanizing women to act not as domestic ornaments, but as thinking, engaged and responsible beings.” There seems an inherent irony in commemorating her through a domestic artifact, though certainly these irons also signify a kind of toughness – a call to action, even. Knotting the linen threads was for me a way of marking time and securing memory. I started to scorch the threads and paper; irons and heat imply tension, that you have to be careful. What would it mean if you scorched your mistress’s dress? It refers to suffering. It’s the same with the tacks. There’s variation in the irons. Do you have a favorite? This French iron, which is Number Six in the series, was used for finishes. It’s not as hefty as the others. I added the raccoon fur from a collar I bought at Castaways, in Woodstock. The linen on this piece [points to another] was from a bread liner. What fascinating facts did you learn about Hannah More? Why commemorate her book in your art? She knew Samuel Johnson and wrote a play called Percy, performed by the most famous actor of the day, David Garrick. When he died, she gave up the theater and became best friends with his wife. I read a fascinating biography about her, called Fierce Convictions, that was published in 2016. She worked her entire life to abolish slavery, writing pamphlets and working hand-in-hand with a guy in Parliament named William Wilberforce; when he’d legislate a new law, she’d write a pamphlet. She wrote a poem called “Slavery” in 1788, which coincided with the first parliamentary debate on the slave trade. She grew tired of social life in London and went back to her hometown of Bristol, where she dedicated herself to opening schools. She was engaged to a man for six years. After he neglected to set a date, she broke it off, but he provided her with an annuity of 200 pounds and supported her.

ALMANAC WEEKLY She was one of five sisters, who were all teachers, and her father was a teacher and poor. She never married, and in Bristol everything has her name on it. Some schools in Maryland are named after her. She lived to be 88, dying in 1843. Where did you grow up? I’m from a town in Massachusetts, south of Boston. I went to art school in West Hartford, Connecticut, earning a BFA in two-dimensional art, and married early, at age 21. I moved to LA because that’s where my husband went to law school, and then, when he graduated, we moved to Germany, where he had a fellowship. I studied at an art academy in Munich, learned German, partly by reading a lot of art books in German, and did a lot of research on Klimt and Schiele. We traveled to France, Italy – wherever we could go with our VW bus. After a year-and-a-half we moved to New York City, where my husband specialized in intellectual property law. We lived in the City for 35 years and raised our two sons there before moving to the Hudson Valley five years ago. What factors were crucial to your development as an artist? While in Europe I became focused on tapestries. I was doing fabric constructions, layering fabrics to execute a design to elucidate what a tapestry is. When I came to New York, I contacted a Swedish weaver who had a loft in SoHo and asked to be an apprentice. A year later, she contacted me and I became her apprentice, eventually working my way up to be her assistant. I was with her a couple of years, then started my own tapestry shop with another weaver. We did commissions, including doing a tapestry from an original painting by Helen Frankenthaler. When I got pregnant with my first son, it became physically difficult for me to weave; you had to stand at the looms for hours. My partner took over the business, and I didn’t weave for 25

years. I continued doing works on paper and figure drawing from the model. I got involved in collage work, using found objects and layering, which seemed to satisfy my desire for texture. In Germany, I collected sugar packets, ticket stubs and other items, which I’d throw into the pages of my sketchbook, and I started to use this in my work. I collected other ephemera, postage stamps, twigs and feathers. I started showing in the earlyto-mid-1990s. What led to your working specifically with books? I was always drawn to texts and had done calligraphy as an art student. Probably around 2000, I bought a book and thought I’d use it in a collage. A little later, I started to sew into the pages, then started weaving, returning to that kind of manipulation and tactile, physical experience I’d had with weaving. The whole thing coalesced. When you cut up a book, you’re also destroying the object. Is that ever a concern? I’m not buying a book that costs thousands of dollars. I research what the book is, which usually indicates it’s not the last edition on Earth. Hannah More’s book was so obscure, but now it has a life totally different from anything she could have imagined, which brings it to more people than would otherwise hear of her. “Pressing On” and “Ovum” obviously have strong feminist themes, honoring the words of feminist pioneers. Would you describe your overall body of work as feminist? It hadn’t been consciously feminist until I started working with the book by Margaret Fuller. The more I got into this, the more satisfying it is. It’s very inspiring to see how dedicated these women were

in their convictions. They had very strong voices, despite all the obstacles of their times. Do you plan to keep expanding the “Pressing On” series? I think I’m done with the irons. When I did Number 96, in November, it seemed complete, since the series was inspired by my mom’s object and she died when she was 96. I just got another batch of bookplates from England, so I’ll continue with the “Ovum” series. Actually, I call the wall pieces “Ovum/Breakthrough,” which refers to how we’ve had to break through so many obstacles and restrictions, and it’s still happening today. Was leaving the City and moving to the Hudson Valley a difficult transition? We moved to West Hurley in 2013 after my husband gave up his law firm office and staff and semi-retired. He equated being in the City with work, and he was done. We owned our apartment on the Upper West Side, and for me, moving here felt like falling off the edge of the Earth. In the City, I had a support system. I knew there were artists up here, but I had no idea of the density and opportunities. Coming here felt like a risk, but in reality I’m more active and productive here. It’s an incredibly sophisticated cultural community, and my creativity has been unleashed. – Lynn Woods “Carole Kunstadt: Pressing On,” December 1-30, artist’s reception Saturday, December 8, 4-7 p.m., artist talk 2 p.m., Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker Street, Woodstock; (845) 679-2940, info@woodstockart.org.

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Dec. 6-13 Kingston hosts Festival of Lights and Snowﬂake Festival on Friday Fire jugglers, Victorian carolers, an outdoor movie tent, hands-on gingerbread decorating, a bike raffle, horsedrawn carriage rides, Ukrainian dancers, historic house tours, ice sculptures, hot apple cider and roasted chestnuts served by Revolutionary War reenactors from the First Ulster Militia, plus Santa presiding over a community tree-lighting at the corner of Wall and North Front Streets…what more do you need as incentives to visit Uptown Kingston between 6 and 8 p.m. on Friday, December 7? Actually, there’s lots more going on during the brief span of the annual Snowflake Festival, whose hub will be the Senate House, its grounds illuminated by thousands of sparkling lights. To see the full schedule, visit https://bit. ly/2rkmJuE. Snowﬂake Festival and Festival of Lights Friday, Dec. 7 6-8 p.m. Wall/North Front/John/Fair Streets Uptown Kingston https://bit.ly/2rkmJuE

Hanukkah CandleLighting in Kingston this Friday Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley in Kingston presents a Hanukkah Candle-Lighting ceremony on Friday, December 7. The community is invited to bask in the glow of the Emanuel’s many menorahs and hear many lively tales of the season. The event also features Congregation Emanuel’s “Hanukkah Happening,” a carnival organized by religious school students featuring craft activities and games, latkes and jelly donuts and gifts to buy for the holiday. Hanukkah Happening carnival Friday, Dec. 7 6 p.m. Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley 243 Albany Ave., Kingston (845) 338-4271 www.cehv.org

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KAATSBAAN HOSTS VANAVER CARAVAN/ ARM-OF-THE-SEA THEATER’S INTO THE LIGHT

o you think of “Santa Lucia” as a 19th-century Italian barcarolla about a Catholic saint taking a boat ride? Think again. That tradition may actually have its roots in the period during the Middle Ages when Sicily was a Norman fiefdom. Being descended from the Vikings, those recently Christianized Normans honored the old Norse Pagan belief in the personification of light itself, Latinized as Lucia and represented in Winter Solstice pageants as a young maiden wearing a crown of lit candles. And the time of year when the days are shortest was the time when her favor was most ardently invoked. In the time-honored process of cultural appropriation known as syncretism, the solar goddess was conflated with a fourth-century Roman martyr from Syracuse, who was assigned her December 13 festival as a feast day. The Vanaver Caravan and Arm-of-the-Sea Theater incorporated this hybrid tradition into their winter holiday spectacular Into the Light! in which a girl named Lucia from a far northern land loses her inner light as the sun wanes. Using dance, live music and puppetry, a faithful Bear guides Lucia around the world to see how light is kept glowing through the darkest time of the year. In case you missed it at Sinterklaas in Rhinebeck, you get four more opportunities to catch Into the Light! on Friday and Saturday, December 8 and 9 at the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli. Performances begin at 1 and 4 p.m. both days. Tickets cost $20 general admission, $10 for children and students. To order, call (845) 757-5106, extension 110, or visit https://kaatsbaan.yapsody.com. For more info about the show, visit www.vanavercaravan.org. Into the Light, Friday/Saturday, Dec. 8/9, 1 & 4 p.m., $20/$10, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 33 Kaatsbaan Rd., Tivoli, (845) 757-5106, ext. 110, https://kaatsbaan.yapsody.com

Frozendale Festival in Rosendale this Saturday Each year, it begins with storytelling for kids at the Rosendale Library and ends with a Mac-and-Cheese Bake-Off at the Big Cheese, where spectators get to taste the savory entries after the judges are done choosing the winners. In between, you can catch a familyfriendly movie at the Rosendale Theatre for free – this year it’s Annie – and claim a free collectible mug filled with hot chocolate from town supervisor Jeanne Walsh and town clerk Mandy Donald. What else could it be but Frozendale, the Festival Town’s annual winter wingding? Taking place along the walkable downtown stretch of Rosendale’s Main Street, a/k/a Route 213, on Saturday, December 8, this community-generated festival also features all sorts of discounts, refreshments and giveaways at local restaurants and businesses. The Redwing Blackbird Theatre will present a free live puppet show. The Library holds its Holiday Booktique from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. RosenSpace, located in the building behind the Big Cheese, hosts an assortment of craft vendors for its Winter Gift Sale. The Woodcrest

Bruderhof Brass Band and Carolers will perform seasonal music at the 1850 House Inn and Tavern, and the Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band and Social Club will lead the parade to the 5 p.m. Mac & Cheese finale. For details, including how to enter the Bake-Off, e-mail frozendale2011@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/frozendalerosendale. Frozendale Saturday, Dec. 8 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Main Street (Route 213) Rosendale frozendale2011@gmail.com www.facebook.com/frozendalerosendale

Storybook train rides for the holidays depart from Kingston, Arkville Aside from their year-round nostalgia appeal, there’s something about old-fashioned steam trains that just naturally evokes the feel of a Victorian Christmas story. So, this is a time of year when we are especially blessed to have not one, but two relics of the golden age of railroads nearby and still in operation. If you’ve got out-of-

town visitors coming for the holidays, or want to treat some special kids to a magical experience, here are some options that you might want to put on your December activities calendar. The Catskill Mountain Railroad’s Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar Express is a much-loved picture book that tells the story of a skeptical boy who reluctantly boards a mysterious train allegedly headed for the North Pole. Along the way, he has a series of adventures with his fellow travelers – some of them potential friends and others a bit sketchy – before being called upon to do some heroics and earn the “first gift of Christmas” from Santa himself: a silver sleighbell whose tinkling can only be heard by believers. In 2004 it was made into an animated film, whose fumbles with early CGI motion-capture led it to be cited by many critics as a textbook example of that phenomenon of creepy not-quite-humanness that is known as the “uncanny valley.” Said valley is a destination that one need not visit while taking the Polar Express operated out of Kingston by the Catskill Mountain Railroad. But passengers will

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somewhat less of an elaborate storyline, although Santa does interact with young passengers. Snack time will feature hot chocolate, coffee and tea and gingerbread people. Excursions depart from the Delaware & Ulster Railroad depot at 43510 Route 28 in Arkville at noon and 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through December 23. Ticket prices are $28 for adults, $24 for children aged 3 to 12. Advance reservations are required; call (845) 5863877, e-mail stationmaster@durr.org or visit www.durr.org. – Frances Marion Platt

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Holiday Cookie Decorating for Kids

ttention: all parents of kids 6 to 11 years old who can’t wait to decorate holiday cookies! Local doyenne of things-sweet-andscrumptious Jill Gerety will hold forth in the spacious kitchen at the Watergrasshill Bed & Breakfast this Saturday to conduct a workshop geared just for them. A fun and festive two-hour class will include premade snowflakes, gingerbread people and other delectable shapes for the children to spruce up, using various decorating methods and techniques with different icings, sprinkles and much more – not to mention test-tasting their creations and taking home a box of leftovers! “Gerety has taught cookie-decorating and cooking classes for kids before,” says Alana Colucci, proprietor of the historic B&B with the curious name. “We’ve done three other classes for children since opening at the end of June, and this is our first holiday season. For the class on Sunday, we can sign up a maximum of 12 children, and registration closes on Friday. A lot of kids are into cooking and baking, and we have some repeaters registered. Parents can drop them off and go get some holiday shopping done.” Watergrasshill is named for a village in County Cork, Ireland, where Colucci’s family has its roots. After visiting in 2016, they were inspired to reproduce the sort of hospitality in an exquisitely renovated 19th-century farmhouse. “The B&B has been very busy this fall. We held Hudson Valley Farm-to-Table dinners in the warmer weather, and we’ll continue workshops every month for adults: classes in floral design, sip and paint and others.” This Sunday, the younger set of cookie-decorators will enjoy snacks and pretzels while they’re hard at work. See the schedule on the website for upcoming workshops to be held in the kitchen studio or barn. – Ann Hutton Holiday Cookie Decorating for Kids, Sunday, December 9, 11 a.m-1 p.m., Watergrasshill Bed & Breakfast, 105 Phillies Bridge Road, Gardiner; (845) 419-2661, https://bit.ly/2FWg9of.

get to enjoy readings from the book and music from the movie soundtrack, along with caroling and other interactions with costumed characters from the story. You’ll be served hot chocolate and cookies, and be able to take home your punched golden ticket and a “magical” sleighbell as keepsakes. Excursions are scheduled for December 7 to 9, 14 to 16, 20 to 23 and 26 to 28, with several departures each day. Pro tip: After-dark rides are more conducive to suspension of disbelief in older children, but there are some early-afternoon rides that might better suit the sleep schedules or fear of the dark of littl’uns. There are no bathroom facilities on the train, and passengers are asked to arrive at the Polar Express tent at the Westbrook Lane Station – located at 149 Aaron Court, just outside Kingston Plaza – a half-hour before departure time. Ticket prices cost $49 for adults and $39 for kids aged 2 to 12 during peak periods, $40 for adults and $32 for kids off-peak. See the full schedule

at www.catskillmountainrailroad.com/ excursions/polar-express for lots more detail; you can also reserve tickets at (845) 332-4854. The Delaware & Ulster Railroad’s Silver Sleigh Flyer Further up into the Catskills, you can board a steam train in Arkville and take your part in an original tall tale about how a passenger train in the Catskills helped Santa complete his rounds when a winter storm forced him to make an unscheduled landing along the tracks. Rudolph’s red glowing nose may serve as a useful beacon during whiteout conditions, but it helps to have a little-engine-thatcould on hand as well. The scenery visible by daylight from the windows of the Silver Sleigh Flyer is wilder and, being at a higher altitude, more likely to look snowy than that glimpsed on the outskirts of Kingston from the Polar Express. On board, there’s

Catskill Mountain Railroad’s Polar Express, December 7-9, 14-16, 20-23, 26-28, $49/$40/$39/$32, Westbrook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Court, Kingston; (845) 332-4854, www.catskillmountainrailroad.com/excursions/polar-express. Silver Sleigh Flyer, Saturday/Sunday, December 8-9, 15-16, 20-23, noon & 3 p.m., $28/$24, Delaware & Ulster Railroad, 43510 Route 28, Arkville; (845) 586-3877, www.durr.org.

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A Christmas Carol performed at Murray’s in Tivoli this Saturday Historic Red Hook presents A Chri stmas Carol, a family-friendly performance of Charles Dickens’ seasonal classic produced by Theatre on the Road and performed in the space above Murray’s Restaurant in Tivoli on Saturday, December 8. The event also includes Victorian caroling and the lighting of the Tivoli Holiday Tree at 4:30 p.m. This performance is free and open to the public. A Christmas Carol Saturday, Dec. 8 4:30 p.m. Murray’s Restaurant 73 Broadway, Tivoli (845) 758-1920

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Holiday open houses at Dutchess County historic homes Spend a few hours immersed in the opulence of Christmastime in an earlier era, when certain highly privileged Hudson Valley families decked out their mansions in stately splendor. Check the list below of great estates and historic homes in Dutchess County that still do up the holidays in grand style and note which ones you haven’t ever visited, or would like to visit again. Many of these tours and open houses also offer complimentary refreshments, live music, costumed docents and reenactors, storytelling and/or children’s activities. Find a full overview of sites and seasonal events

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STAGE Harry’s next act Water Street Market developer revels in the new stage of his career

arry Lipstein discovered theater late in life. His first audition – eight years ago – required an English accent and at least a modicum of theatrical experience. He had neither. Didn’t know stage right from stage left. Hadn’t even read the script beforehand. Nevertheless, against all odds and his every expectation, Lipstein got the lead in a regional theater production of Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests. Lipstein still seems stunned by what happened. It’s a quality that persists when he talks about the unlikely road that, more than 20 years ago, led him to create New Paltz’s popular Water Street Market. His more recent addition to the village’s cultural life is Denizen Theatre, the sleek black-box theater that he designed, which sits unobtrusively behind Water Street’s folksier small-shop façades. Water Street is his all-but-grown-up first child: wellestablished, respectable, popular. Denizen is his new baby: needier than its sibling, more demanding, more surprising. Guess which one Lipstein’s crazier about. Lipstein grew up poor in Queens, the son of a cop and a barmaid. “Our family life was more like Jerry Springer – and not in a bad way,” he begins to explain over coffee last week. “My dad, at age 45, who had a wife and two kids, leaves them, never to see them again, meets my mom, who’s a Greek single mom – at the bar, of course...” Stability was not part of Lipstein’s upbringing. Nor was the need for a formal education. None of his siblings made it past high school. This was not going to be

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Lipstein’s fate. One day in his senior year, his mother sat him down and began paging through a book of career possibilities. They didn’t get far before his mother’s eye fell on a career description that, the book said, required little more than math skills. “And you could make a lot of money,” Lipstein remembers. Thus was Harry Lipstein launched on a career as an architect. He made a powerful impression when he arrived at Syracuse University in the ’80s, following two years of study at City University. His silk shirt, rings, gold chains, bracelets and accent all screamed “John Travolta” to his bemused, pennyloafered, L. L. Beaned fellow collegians. Lipstein wasted no time adapted to SU’s comparably bucolic setting. To this day, you’ll not find so much as a wedding ring on his person. The last vestiges of Tony Manero’s Brooklyn accent went the way of the snow in a Syracuse spring. After graduating with a five-year degree in Architecture, Lipstein scraped up enough money to buy and rehabilitate a couple of run-down stone houses in Orange County. He was successful enough at it that, when he saw a request for proposals on a dilapidated property at the bottom of Main Street, he was ready with an idea and a considerable bank loan. The idea cost nothing. The loan was for $1.8 million. His voice colors with disbelief at the memory of what he did: “I can hardly believe I was foolish enough to have asked for that much, or that the bank was foolish enough to give it to me.” Money in hand, Lipstein designed, with Chuck Silver, what he calls a European-style, pedestrian-only walkway lined with mom-and-pop shops operated by real Moms and Pops: what many villagers and visitors consider the

community’s village square. At Water Street, there is room to stroll, outside tables and chairs, tidy restrooms and, thanks to Theresa Fall, great public events, be they vintage movies or musical performances. There’s also the chance to watch the sun go down over the Ridge, walk your dog or chase your child without fear of vehicular mishap. In short, Market Street is an island of serenity in a burbling stream of business-as-usual. Denizen, the new kid on the block, began life about eight years ago in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where Lipstein and his wife Wendy were living. Wendy spotted a newspaper listing of an introductory theater workshop. “You should try this out,” she told him. Lipstein rolls his eyes at the memory. “Why would I want to do that?” He’d never acted in his life. Wendy persisted. Knowing, he says, that at some level she knew him better than he knew himself, he checked it out. His resistance held for a couple of classes, until he discovered that acting held something unsuspected for him: a way to see himself in new ways. If he was unusually successful for a neophyte – with major roles in revivals like 12 Angry Men and David Mamet’s Oleanna, the psychological understanding that came with the effort to be emotionally truthful as a performer and as a person is what finally made a believer of Lipstein and brought Denizen into being. And because Denizen is a particular sort of theater, it brought Lipstein’s experience as an architect full circle. Denizen is what’s known as a black-box theater, which both describes the theater space (small, austere, painted black) and defines what happens within it (you’ll never see Hello Dolly staged there). This

is where Lipstein’s passion for his new project becomes most evident. He borrows a reporter’s pen and notebook to sketch out the three seating and staging arrangements that will be define the theater’s three very different and very contemporary productions. The spareness of a black box favors intimate, small-scale productions like Denizen’s first, just-ended production, Cal in Camo, in which three characters wrestled with the distilled dysfunctions of family life. Denizen’s next production, Adaptive Radiation, which opens on December 6, is being billed as an alternative comedy featuring four millennials catapulted into a whimsical new world where their assumptions about adulthood, career and education are challenged in the face of a darkening reality. Lipstein calls the company’s third production, The Arsonists, a redemptive tale inspired by Sophocles’ Electra, in which a father and daughter, on the run from the law, must learn to let go. Lipstein looks up apologetically from his seating sketch, says that he gets carried away sometimes. Theater does that to him. It’s not an intellectual process for him. It’s not easily explained, but he gives it a shot: “What I’ve learned [through theater] is we’ve all got these personas: father, husband, daughter. But we spend very little time with the truth. And the only way to affect your audience is to be in the truth. If you’re onstage and that character is coming from the heart, you’re really not acting; you’re giving a piece of yourself. And when an audience sees that, they’re affected to the core.” Live theater, he said, can be subversive in a powerful and positive way. People enter a theater hoping merely to be entertained. But if a truthful moment happens, if the connection is made between what and who is onstage, people leave the theater feeling more empathetic, less encumbered by those personas, than when they entered. It’s moments like those that Lipstein lives for these days – moments that he hopes to share with the community he has helped to create in the big black box at the bottom of Main Street. The world premiere of Hannah Benitez’s Adaptive Radiation will preview December 6 and run through to December 30. The regional premiere of Jacqueline Goldfinger’s The Arsonists will preview on January 31 and run though February 24. For further information, call (845) 303-4136, e-mail information@ denizentheatre.com or visit www. denizentheatre.com/tickets. – Jeremiah Horrigan Adaptive Radiation, December 6-30, Wednesdays-Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays plus Saturday, December 8, 2 p.m., $24/$20/$15/$5, Denizen Theatre, Water Street Market, 10 Main Street, New Paltz; (845) 303-4136, information@ denizentheatre.com, www.denizentheatre. com/tickets.

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unique and their importance in the ecosystem. After the indoor portion, we will go on a short walk to see if we can observe any soaring raptors. This program is recommended for children between the ages of seven and twelve years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. As always, well-behaved younger siblings are welcome to join us. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner.

ments of the women profiled in the issue. Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Rd, Wappingers Falls. dcrcoc.org/events. $65.

1pm Kerhonkson - Accord Seniors Meeting. Meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month. Activities, games, parties, & movies. Info: 845-6268213. Accord Firehouse, Main Street, Accord.

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8am-9am Woodstock Senior Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9am-9:50am Joint Lubricating Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John. Uses gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels. A reduced-price class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $10. 9:30am Dutchess Handmade. Locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and more! Holiday shopping and collecting from over 65 local artists and artisans. Phone: 845-4543222. Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. artsmidhudson.org/dutchess-handmade-pop-shop/. 9:30am-10:30am Woodstock Senior Flex and Stretch with Diane Colello. Movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core strengthening. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://www.tivolilibrary.org/. To go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection.

12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-the-century style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 12:15pm Fine Arts Recitals. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

1pm-3pm Game and Card Day. Board games, Mah-jong and cards are available, or bring your own. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 donation suggested to cover cost of refreshments. Ongoing every Thursday. Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk St, Red Hook. 1pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 222

Tinker St, Woodstock. 3pm-8pm Made In Kingston: Sixth Annual Celebration of Kingston’s Maker Community. An expo of all things made in the City of Kingston. The event is co-sponsored by the Business Alliance of Kingston, the Kingston Midtown Arts District (MAD), and the City of Kingston, and funded by generous donations from local businesses as well as a grant from Arts Mid-Hudson’s Ulster County Promotional Fund. Made In Kingston is free and open to the public and features more than five dozen local artists, businesses, and organizations, and the return of MAD’s fine art wall. Attendees can also enjoy delicious food and beverages from Kingston eateries as well as live musical entertainment. A wonderful tradition of Made in Kingston that will continue for the third year is the $1000 scholarship given to a Kingston High School graduating senior. Funds are raised through a raffle of vendor items donated by their makers. Raffles prizes will be grouped and awarded through drawings announced by local radio personality Jimmy Buff in half-hour intervals throughout the event. The Metro, 2 South Prospect St, Kingston. madeinkingstonNY.com. 3pm Dungeons & Dragons. Meets every Thurs-

12:30pm-6pm I Ching Oracle Readings, Expert Tarot Readings and Intuitive Guidance. Every Thursday. Walk-ins warmly welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 minutes. 1pm-3:30pm Homeschoolers at Minnewaska: Raptors. Come join other homeschoolers to learn about raptors that can be found in Minnewaska at different times of year. We will start with an inside talk about what a raptor is, what makes them

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10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, taraspayneuter.org. Cost varies. 10am-11am Gentle Yoga with Kate Hagerman. This is a perfect place for beginning your yoga practice. This class encourages spiritual practice while enhancing health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $10. 11am-12pm Woodstock Senior Level One (Moderate) Yoga with Susan Blacker. Centering, warm-ups, posture flow, relaxation and meditation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 11:30am-2pm 4th Annual Women in Business Luncheon. This sit-down luncheon features a keynote speaker and recognized the accomplish-

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3:30pm-4:30pm Daily Lighting of the Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Light up the darkness with the eternal Hanukkah flames. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4635801.

7pm-8pm Gardiner Library Knitting Group. Sit and knit. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls. org, gardinerlibrary.org.

3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

7pm 12 Angry Jurors. Presented by KHS Theatre in association with Dramatic Publishing Company. Play by Reginald Rose. Tickets: 845-943-3849. Kingston High School, 403 Broadway, Kingston.

3:30pm-6:30pm Free Math Tutoring. Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Trigonometry, and SAT/ ACT Prep. Call to sign up 845-255-1255. Meets every Thursday at 3:30pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. www.MathTutoringwithMisha.com. Free.

7pm-8pm Reader’s Choice Book Club. Discussing The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Upcoming book to be read is Dead Wake by Erik Larson. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, www. esopuslibrary.org.

4pm-5pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

7pm Advent Bible Study. Looking at the Wrong Picture? What the Gospel Birth Stories Really Show Us. Info: 845-246-2867. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St., Saugerties.

5pm-6:30pm New Paltz Climate Action Coalition Meeting. Meets every Thursday. New Paltz Village Hall, Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. www. newpaltzclimateaction.org. 5pm-7:30pm Happy Testing Hour. Free HIV & STI testing. Meets on the 1st Thursday of each month from 5-7:30pm. Info: 845-704-7322; 845-331-5300;jdebella@hudsonvalleycs.org; LGBTQCenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. 5:30pm Menorah Lighting Celebration. Fresh doughnuts, hot latkes and apple cider will be served. Town Hall of Lagrangeville. 120 Stringham Rd, Lagrangeville. Info: 845-463-5801. 5:30pm-7:30pm 2018 Champagne Reception. Honoring the Ulster Garden Club for over 100 years of service to the Senate House State Historic Site. Loughran House, 296 Fair Street, Kingston. Info: senatehousekingston@gmail.com, https:// bit.ly/2A7pMKS. https://www.nycharities.org/ events/EventLevels.aspx?etid=10939. 5:30pm-6:30pm Menorah Lighting at Adams. Songs, latkes and donuts to celebrate the Menorah lighting with the Poughkeepsie community. Info: 845-876-7666. Poughkeepsie: Adams Fairacre Farms, 765 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. 6pm Outdoor Community Hanukkah Lighting. Each night a new mitzvah to build a better world! Hot drinks and treats will be served. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh. 6pm-8pm The White Hart Speaker Series: Susan Orlean - The Library Book. A Fundraiser for Scoville Memorial Library. The White Hart Inn, 15 Undermountain Rd, Salisbury, CT. Info: 845-876-0500, events@oblongbooks, http://bit. ly/2ykVnIN. Ticket price can be applied in full toward the purchase of THE LIBRARY BOOK at this event. (limited to one ticket per book purchased). 6pm-8pm 6-Week Reset: Rediscover Feeling Great. In this six-week course, Dee Pitcock guides you through a deep dive into the diet, lifestyle, and exercise practices. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@ woodstockhealingarts.com, www.woodstockhealingarts.com. $540. 6pm-7:30pm The Mind Illuminated: A Meditation Group. An accessible, step-by-step toolkit for anyone looking to start – or improve – their daily meditation. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, https://bit.ly/2mUfU0B. 6pm Wine Night - Thirsty Thursday. Celebrate every Thursday at Woodnotes Grille with the Wine Club! Enjoy 25% off all bottles of wine and special selections from the cellar by the glass. Info: 845-688-2828; emersonresort.com. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. 6:30pm-11pm Larry Sharpe 2018 LP NY Gubernatorial Candidate in New Paltz. Hudson Valley Libertarian Party’s monthly meeting. Meeting Room in Restaurant, 271 Main Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-679-0246, garyonthenet@hotmail. com, https://bit.ly/2S7h1aS. Attendees are asked to purchase $10 in food & drink. 6:30pm-8pm Free Steps of Meditation. Weekly classes. Learn the fundamentals for an effective meditation experience. Info: 518-589-5000 or peacevillage@bkwsu.org. Peace Village Retreat Center, 54 O’Hara Rd, Haines Falls. bkwsu.org. 7pm-10pm Open Jam Night and Toy Drive at The Stewart House in Athens. Bring an unopened toy for donation and enjoy great live performances from The Stewart House’s best area musicians. Bring an unopened toy for donation and enjoy great live performances from the Stewart House’s best area musicians. John Pinder will serve as the host and house band. The Stewart House, 2 N. Water St, Athens. 7pm-8:30pm Holistic Self-Care Class on Healing Rituals for Cycle Attunement with Elizabeth Gross. Info: rvhhc.org. Marbletown

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7pm-9:30pm Geeks Who Drink Weekly Pub Quiz. Rough Draft invites you to its fun-filled weekly trivia series, hosted by Geeks Who Drink and local celebrities Mark & Emily. Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston. https:// bit.ly/2xTr2TX. 7pm Old Dutch Choir. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 7:30pm-9pm Functional Forum: Inside the Cleveland Clinic. A monthly “medutainment” web show for health professionals and industry insiders who are passionate about the evolution of medicine. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@ woodstockhealingarts.com, https://bit.ly/2KJlqP2. *Suggested Donation.

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7:30pm-9pm Choral Concert & Guitar Ensemble Concert. A tapestry of many moods, musical genres, and themes performed by the College Chorus and Vocal Ensemble. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. FREE.

“There is no We in Food.”

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Andy Stack’s American Soup. American Classics from Duke Ellington to Hank Williams. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

his living carb machine delights so much in food right now (thank you, steroids), I make champion eater Sonya “the Black Widow” Thomas look like she’s picking at her plate. I’m also chewing away because I’m eating my feelings: My beloved neurosurgeon has Elvised. Left the building. Gone. Totally out of the blue. Mike and I texted a hasty “What’s going on?” as soon as we got the call, and he said he’s “barred from talking to us for insurance issues.” It was that crazy rainy Monday night. We headed into our medical appointment in shock, then were told we had the wrong day. Decided to ease our grief with some La Azteca Poughkeepsie empanadas. Closed. Finally made it to Los Agaves, where our friend had gifted us with a family meal. A virgin mango margarita has never tasted so good! Then I gilded the lily. You don’t want to know what this is. But I am going to tell you anyway because I love you. You are very welcome. Pasquale’s New Paltz has a Nirvana situation that they call “Nutella Rolls,” but make no mistake: It’s literally what Nirvana tastes like. Six petite offerings of hot fried dough filled with Nutella. Costs $6-ish. Guaranteed to right wrongs, cure what ails you and spread joy throughout the land. Anyway, I feel very fortunate that the other half of my neurosurgeon’s team remains, and I adore him as well (and his craaaaaazy cutie kids). So my brainiac follow-ups will now in be Westchester instead of Poughkeepsie. And since the diner near that practice has a chicken piccata that I want to lay down my life for, this is already working out well for me.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Olli Soikkeli & Cesar Garabini Duo. Gypsy Jazz meets Brazilian Choro. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

“All sorrows are less with bread.” – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

7:30pm Chess Club. Meets every Thursday. Open to all chess players. Free admission. Info: 845-4192737; albiebar@aol.com. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz. 7:30pm Reading and Meditation. Ongoing every Thursday night at 7:30pm. Info: matagiri.org; 845-679-8322. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. 7:30pm-9pm Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment. Ongoing. 845-706-2183. Family of Woodstock/Kingston, 39 John St, Kingston. Free, $5 donation welcome. 7:45pm-9:45pm Horn from the Heart: Paul Butterﬁeld / Q&A Screening. With Joe Forno, manager of Butterfield collaborator Levon Helm and his group The Band (1986–1994). Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-822-8100, fyi@timeandspace.org, https://bit. ly/2K04V0v. $9 general / $7 members + students.

8pm Beginner Piano Recital. Students perform their semesters work at this recital. Fusco Recital Hall-Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie. 8pm-9pm Vassar College Chamber Ensemble. Eduardo Navega, director. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370. 8pm-10pm Mind Train Poetry Sessions. Listen or read. Every Thursday. For more information, contact 229greenkill@greenkill.org or 347-6892323. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Avenue, Kingston. greenkill.org. 8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, & Geoff Harden. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Bread is the latest vector in my world of yum, tiny yet mighty. Specifically, unyeasted from Bread Lab. This weekly co-op is rocking my world. Do not get me started on the baguettes. Apparently there’s an expression, “Man cannot live by bread alone.” But I definitely could, now that Bread Lab is in my life: www.kingstonbreadlab.com. Rough Draft in Kingston in located in the same place as Bread Lab, but they’re two different businesses. Rough Draft is the larger, primary shop, and it carries an insane chocolate croissant and a sweeten-your-own infused chai latte that knocks my Jaipurs off: www.roughdraftny.com. You’re getting the picture. I basically have a limitless capacity to ingest. I eat some chocolate almond tart, then I’m like, “Are Thomas’ English muffins any good?” [toasts and slathers with cream cheese] “Yup!” Head On and Heart Strong! Love, Erica

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8am-10pm The Day. A work-in-development by Wendy Whelan, Maya Beiser, Lucinda Childs, and David Lang being worked on over a two-week production and technical residency. Lumberyard - Contemporary Performing Arts, 62 Water Street, Catskill. Info: 855-4LYD-TIX, info@lumberyard. org, https://www.lumberyard.org. Tickets are $100 and include the work-in-development showing and a post-showing reception. 8am-9:30am Somatic Yoga. A blend of Hatha Yoga and Hanna Somatic Education. The principles from Hanna Somatics to inform the practices of yoga. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. class cards and packages apply. 9am-2:15pm Small Places Close To Home: An Annual Celebration of Human Rights Day. “The Four Freedoms: Connecting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to Hudson Valley Issues and Solutions.” In the Henry A. Wallace Center. Free admission. Registration required by logging onto at eventbrite.com. Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

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consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:30am-11am Grief Group. Trudi Hirsch will be leading a Grief Group for people in mourning or experiencing the ongoing stages of grief. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, http://www.phoenicialibrary.org. FREE.

11am-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange & Pablo Glass Studio. Handblown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts at every prince point. North American Travels, landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz – show extended through December. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am–6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley.

9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II with Alison Sinatra. This class is ideal for students transitioning from beginners to intermediate yoga. Basic poses are explored with increasing detail interspersed with a flowing sequence. $18 drop-in. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

11:30am-4:30pm Past Life Regression and Private Angelic Channeling with therapist and angelic channel Margaret Doner. First Friday of every month. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $125/90 minute session.

9:45am-10:45am Woodstock Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise

12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included T w o Bands, One Night of Extraordinary Music (12/15, 8:30pm). Featuring live performances by Baltimore/D.C. based Joe Keyes and The Late Bloomer Band (Funk & Jazz/Rock) plus local favorite Ras T Asheber Posse (Roots Rock Reggae spiced with Hip Hop, R&B & Funk.) doors 7:pm, showtime 8:30pm. tickets $16 in adv $20 night of show rastasheber.com. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. Kingston Hat Factory - Year End Sale (12/12-12/15, 12-6pm). Kings-

ton’s own Hat factory opens its door to the public for this four day-Holiday Shopping event. Huge selection of hats, caps & gloves. Info: 845-331-0131. Stephen Fabrico Designs invites you to a Holiday Pottery Sale (12/8 & 12/15, 10am-4pm). Stephen Fabrico Designs invites you to the studio sale - shop for some unique handcrafted ceramic gifts. Extended through 12/15! Stephen Fabrico Designs, 76 Church St, Bloomington. Free admission. Info: 845-331-4760; email stephenfabrico@ gmail.com.

Holiday Gift Drive for The Washbourne House & Family Domestic Violence Services. A Program of Family of Woodstock Inc. Please donate new, unwrapped, gift items for children & adults in our domestic violence program this holiday season! Your generosity is greatly appreciated and will brighten the holidays of our community members healing from domestic violence. Donations can be dropped at: 39 John St. Kingston or at The Armadillo, 97 Abeel St. Kingston. Additional drop locations and Wish

hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-the-century style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

Holiday Boutique Fundraiser. The Friends will offer a selection of merchandise that will be ideal for your decorating and gift giving needs. The Arboretum’s dedicated group of “volunteer elves” have been working all year making hand crafted items for this fundraising event. Info: orangecountyarboretum.org; 845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery.

12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvementof balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm 5th Night of Hanukkah - Public Menorah Lighting in Uptown Kingston. Held on the corner of Wall St. & N. Front St. Join for the Lighting of the Menorah, Singing Hanukkah songs, apple cider, latkes & music. Hosted by Chabad of Ulster County. Info: ChabadUlsterCounty.org.

5:30pm-7pm Art Opening: Holiday Show & Sale. Works by Maxine Kamin. Tom Sarrantonio, Vickey Gore, Kathy Edmunson, Dawn Carpino, Anita DeFina Haley, Chelsea Marino, & Jennifer Russell. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, www.esopuslibrary.org.

12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings, Chakra Attunement and Tarot with Mary. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins warmly welcome. $85 for one hour energy healing session with crystal lay-out. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes. 1pm-2pm Chair Yoga. Samantha Free leads this class that will help you stretch and strengthen as you move through gentle poses and breathing exercises. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 1pm-3pm Scrabble Club. Join us for our new Scrabble Club! Bring your extensive vocabulary and your enjoyment for games to our Scrabble events. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 3:30pm-4:30pm Daily Lighting of the Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Light up the darkness with the eternal Hanukkah flames. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4635801. 4pm-6pm Outdoor Community Hanukkah Lighting. Each night a new mitzvah to build a better world! Hot drinks and treats will be served. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh. 5pm-8pm Spaghetti Dinner. Provided by Angela’s in Lake Katrine and support the Boy Scouts of Troop 8. Dine in or Take out, the prices are as follows: FREE for kids under 5; $7 for children 5-12 and seniors; $10 for adults. Sawkill Firehouse, 896 Sawkill Road, Kingston. 5pm-7pm 5 by 7 Preview Party. A major fundraising event for the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild. The Preview party is the opening where the 5 by 7s are exhibited anonymously and sold for only $100 each. Entrance fee for Preview Party only is $10; free for participating artists. Info: 845-670-2079; info@woodstockguild.org. KleinartKleinart/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. 5pm-6pm Artist Talk - Santiago Cohen: Short Stories In Light and Color Opening Reception. Reception to follow. Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon St, Poughkeepsie. Info: (845)471-2550, info@ barrettartcenter.org, https://bit.ly/2FHKCqd. Free and open to the public. 5pm-6:30pm School of Business Awards & Graduation Ceremony. Features the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society induction ceremony; distribution of the school academic and service honor awards, as well as other awards; and recognition of students who are graduating. The Academic Award is presented to graduating students who have an overall GPA of 3.8 or higher (summa cum laude). The Outstanding Student Service Award is presented to graduating students who were nominated by a professor because they have demonstrated outstanding leadership and/or otherwise contributed significantly to the School and/or University. Students who perform well on the business field test (ETS) are recognized as well. Info: 845-257-2923; nuttingl@newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz/ Studley Theatre, New Paltz. 5pm-6pm BAC First Friday Artists’ Talk. A special First Friday Artist Talk with Crenson Solo Show Artist Santiago Cohen, Artist Crista Pisano and AiR Benjamin Arnold. Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon St, Poughkeepsie. Info: (845)471-2550, info@barrettartcenter.org, https://bit.ly/2ShjvUa. Free and open to the public. 5pm-8pm Friends of the OC Arboretum’s Annual

5:30pm-7pm Opening Reception: Holiday Show Fine Art & Crafts. Exhibits through 12/28. Info: 845-338-5580. Duck Pond Gallery, Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. 5:30pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Restorative yoga is a gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind. Dress in layers, wear socks and bring an eye pillow if you have one. $18 drop-in, discounted with class card or membership. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 6pm Community Hanukkah Dinner. The community is invited to enjoy traditional Shabbat dinner in honor of Hanukkah. Songs, stories, service at 6pm, dinner at 6:30pm. Suggested donation of $25 for adults and $15 for kids. Reservations required. Info: 845-876-7666. Rhinebeck Jewish Center, 120 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. 6pm-8pm The Snowﬂake Festival. Kingston Uptown Business Association presents evening holiday celebration. Festivities will include a tree lighting, Victorian Carolers, The Iceman - demonstration, Santa, Photo Booth, Horse & Carriage Rides, Senate House Carousel of Lights, Story Telling, Magician, Holiday Treats. Performances will include Coach House Players, Ukraine Dancers, CCE-Energy & Pook. Sponsored by Mainetti & Mainetti. Phone: 845-802-5900. Kingston’s Historic Uptown District, Kingston. 6pm Pawling Decemberfest. Enjoy horse drawn wagon rides and more at this special holiday celebration. Pawling Chamber of Commerce Building, 59 Charles Colman Boulevard, Pawling. pawlingchamber.org/events/. 6pm-8pm Friends of Mills Mansion Holiday Gala. Celebration offers cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music and merriment in the dining room for an elegant and festive evening at the mansion. Tickets required. Call 845-889-8851 or visit: millsmansion. org/friends-events. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 6pm Polar Express Expedition. Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story on a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, your car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and cookies. Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. $32-$49. Phone: 845-688-7400. Excursions depart: Sat & Sun 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6pm, 8pm; & on Fridays 6pm & 8pm only. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. catskillmountainrailroad.com. 6pm-8pm Hanukkah Candle Lighting. Bring your Menorah and join in the lighting of hundreds of candles. Gather for a special service featuring lively tales of the season. Hanukkah Happening is a carnival featuring craft activities and games. Latkes and jelly donuts will be served. Holiday shopping will be available. 243 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845-338-4271. Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845-338-4271, cehvoffice2@ gmail.com, www.cehv.org. 6pm Private Voice Recital. Students perform their semester’s work at this recital. Fusco Recital Hall-Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie. 6pm-8pm A Slow Fashion Panel Event. Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More - Local author, Katrina Rodabaugh will read a short excerpt from her new

Kingston Proud Award. Nominate someone or a business you know in Kingston who has achieved great success to win this award. Visit our page for more information. John H. Fisher, 278 Wall Street, Kingston. Info: 845-802-0047; support@fishermalpracticelaw.com. Woodstock Art Exchange & Pablo Glass Studio (Fri - Sun, 11am-6pm & Mon 10am-4pm). Handblown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts at every prince point. North American Travels, landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz – show extended through December. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Route 28, West Hurley. Gallery hours: Fridays,

book, Mending Matters. Oblong Books & Music Rhinebeck, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-0500, events@oblongbooks, http:// bit.ly/2RVAUCP. 6pm-8pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Friday evening services. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792218, info@wjcshul.org, http://www.wjcshul.org. 6pm-7:30pm “First Friday” Shabbat Dinner. Family-friendly Kiddush, candlelighting, singing, and blessings. Dairy/Vegetarian Potluck Dinner. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@ wjcshul.org, http://www.wjcshul.org. 6:30pm-8:30pm Kol Hai Hudson Valley Jewish Renewal Shabbat. Joyful, musical, spiritual, and meditative services open to everyone. Vibrant, heart-centered, and soulful. Every first and third Friday night of the month in the Great Room at the Woodland Pond Health Center. Info: 845-4775457; kolhai.org. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz. kolhai.org. 6:30pm-10pm Beacon Sloop Club Potluck Meeting. Meets every 1st Friday of the month at 6:30pm! Open meeting at 7:30pm, followed by a Song Circle. Everyone welcomed. Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Red Flynn Dr, Beacon. www.beaconsloopclub.org. Free. 6:45pm-8:30pm Children & Teen Ministries. Meets Fridays: 6:45-8:30pm. Class for adults also offered. Info: 845-876-6923 or cdfcirone@aol. com. Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rt9 & Rt9G, Rhinebeck. 7pm-9pm Tree Lighting Ceremony. Brotherhood Winery’s towering pine tree will be lit in a special ceremony involving treats, a visit from Santa Claus, and, for those of age, flights of special Mulled Holiday Spice Wine. Info: 845-496-3661. Brotherhood Winery, 100 Brotherhood Plaza Dr, Washingtonville. brotherhoodwinery.com. 7pm 12 Angry Jurors. Presented by KHS Theatre in association with Dramatic Publishing Company. Play by Reginald Rose. Tickets: 845-943-3849. Kingston High School, 403 Broadway, Kingston. 7pm A Charlie Brown Christmas & Frosty The Snow Man. Bring the kids & grand-kids to share the Classic Winter Holiday Favorites. Live On Stage! Complete with favorite characters, music, and skating on stage! Length of Performances: 90 minutes with intermission A Festive Holiday Wonderland with complimentary cookies and cider will follow. Family picture opportunities with characters from the show, “Woodstock Comes to Woodstock”, carolers, characters, decorations, lights and more! Price: •$20 for Senior Citizens & Students 18 & under •$25 for Adults Each ticket will also include a $3 handling charge. Phone: 845-6796900. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org/a-charlie-brown-christmas. 7pm A Christmas Carol. A live storytelling featuring renowned master storyteller Johnathan Kruk. Complimentary refreshments at 6pm and the performance at 7pm. Tickets are $25 and can be reserved by calling the church office at 845-8952181. Wallkill Reformed Church, 45 Bridge St, Wallkill. 7pm-9pm Book Reading: Nell Painter Old in Art School. Following her retirement from Princeton, Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone by returning to school to earn a painting BFA and MFA. Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-822-8100, fyi@timeandspace.org, https:// bit.ly/2CP8qpF. 7pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch. 7pm-8:30pm First Friday Concert Series. Local musicians offer a community benefit concert. Admission by free will donation. Christ’s Lutheran Church, 26 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2336, bulletin@christwoodstock.org, bit.ly/2gaSj9e. 7pm Star Nations Sacred Circle. A not for skeptics discussion group concerning all things paranormal. Dedicated to acknowledging the extraterrestrial presence on earth. Bring a drink, snack to share & a comfortable lawn chair to sit under the stars afterwards for a UFO watch. Meets monthly on the 1st Friday of each month, 7pm. Info: 845-331-2662 or Symbolic-Studies.org. $5 suggested donation. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Rd. Ext, Tillson.

Saturdays and Sundays 11am–6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. . Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic for Cats( call for location and dates). $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. All surgeries performed by appointment only; & Low-cost vaccine & dental Clinics available. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Pl, Middletown. Info: 845-3431000, tara-spayneuter.org.

7:30pm The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker enchants audiences young and old across the world during the holiday season. Info: 518-2632063; panuccion@catskillmtn.org. Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main Street, Tannersville. catskillmtn.org. $25, $20/senior, $7/ student. 7:30pm-9pm Treble Choraliers Winter Concert. Catskill’s women’s chorus sings seasonal favorites. Guest Artists: Hudson River Bells. Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave, Catskill. Info: treblechoraliers@yahoo.com, treblechoraliers.org. Donation. 7:30pm-9pm Joel Kovel and His Legacy: Film Tribute with Cambiz Amir-Khosravi and DeeDee Halleck. An activist, physician, and professor who wrote 13 books Cambiz’s film follows him from his Willow garden to the classroom at Bard where he expounds on the “inconvenient truth” about capitalism that was left out of Al Gore’s climate films. Joel’s activism included the running for the Senate in the Green Party and cofounding of the Ecosocialism movement. Info: 845-876-7906. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave, Woodstock. mideastcrisis.org. 7:30pm Catskill Ballet Theatre- 36th Annual Nutcracker Ballet. This full length ballet featuring guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem is sure to delight audiences of all ages. Tickets are available at the UPAC box office or through Ticketmaster. Phone: 845-339-1629. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. catskillballet.org. 7:30pm-9:30pm The Beacon Players present A Chorus Line. Iconic Tony Award-winning musical features such classics as At the Ballet and What I Did for Love. Beacon High School Seeger Theatre, 101 Matteawan Rd, Beacon. Info: 845 838-6900 x3420, acsarrone@optimum.net, https://www. beaconplayers.com/. $5 for students/seniors. 8pm Winter Wonderettes. Written & Created by Roger Bean. Vocal arrangements by Roger Bean & Brian Baker. Musical arrangements by Brian Baker. Director: Michael LaFleur. $39/gen adm (Fri & Sat evening at 8pm), $34/matinees (Sat & Sun at 2pm). For tickets, go to shadowlandstages. org or call 845-647-5511. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. 8pm Praxis Theatre Series: “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told”. Members of the public are invited to the viewing of “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told” by Paul Rudnick as part of the Praxis Series at SUNY New Paltz. The event is free, open to the public, and all ages are welcome. Info: hardingl@newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz/Parker Theatre, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu. 8pm Blue Christmas. A fifties Christmas Variety Show! Directed by Amy Schribe. $20/adults, $18/ srs & students. Info: 845-688-2279; tickets@phoeniciaplayhouse.com. STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia. 8pm Ulster County SPCA’s Laugh Your Tail Off Comedy Show. A stand up comedy event to benefit the Ulster County SPCA. You will roll over in laughter with a night filled with hilarious comedy by David Britton, Dan DiMarino, Andy Mcdermott, and headliner Jody Lee. Aside from a night of laughter, there will also be a prize raffle and a 50/50 raffle. Info: 845-331-5377. The Anchor, 744 Broadway, Kingston. laughyourtailoff.brownpapertickets.com. $25. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Gratefully Yours. Grateful Dead covers. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Slam Allen’s Holiday Soul-o-Bration. Blues veteran & Messenger of Holiday Love. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 8pm Mary Poppins. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org. $27, $25/senior/student. 8pm Community Playback Theatre. Audience stories brought to life onstage. $10 suggested donation. For information: 845-883-0392. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland. 8pm-9pm Vassar College Jazz Ensembles & Jazz Combos. James Osborn, director. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632.

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8am-5pm Chatham Winterfest. An annual favorite, local businesses open their doors for a variety of treats, deals, and activities ranging from hayrides and craft-making to writing holiday cards for troops serving overseas. Main St/Chatham, Chatham. visitchathamny.com. 8:30am-9:30am Yoga Level I-II with Aaron Dias. An energetic class that focuses on the breath as it relates to body alignment. Great for kickstarting the weekend. Come be inspired and move! Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 9am-5pm Holiday Craft & Vendor Sale. Entertainment, raffles, bake sale and refreshments. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Road, Port Ewen. 9am-4pm Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt Christmas Open House. The Roosevelt’s home Springwood will be decorated for the holidays as it was during the Roosevelt presidency and refreshments will be provided. Free admission. Info: 845-229-7770; nps.gov/vama. Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 9am-12pm Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store. Open Every Saturday 9am - 12noon. Featuring previously enjoyed clothing for men, women, children, household, jewelry, and misc items. Open through December 29th. Closed for the winter January-March. Re-opening the first Saturday in April. Take basement stairs to left of church steps. Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston. 9am-1pm Free Tech Help. Teen tech expert Samantha will help solve your computer quandries. Info: 845-266-5530. Drop-ins welcome. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 9:30am-3pm 18th Annual Holly Berry Trail in Kingston. Tour private Ulster County homes decorated in holiday splendor. Refreshments provided by local restaurants. Call or email to purchase tickets $30. Locations are kept a secret until day of the tour when ticketholders pick up journal/map at Salzmann Building (new main entrance located at the rear of the campus.) Info: 845-481-3534. Kingston High School, 403 Broadway, Kingston. facebook.com/jlkny. 10am-1pm Fiberﬂame’s Holidaze in Saugerties. Great way to make gifts for the holidays. No studio fee both days. Info: 845-679-6132. Fiberflame, 1776 Route 212, Saugerties. Info: rivkahouse@ gmail.com, fiberflamestudio.com. 10am-3pm Dutchess Handmade. Locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and more! Holiday shopping and collecting from over 65 local artists and artisans. Phone: 845-454-3222. Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. artsmidhudson.org/ dutchess-handmade-pop-shop/. 10am-3pm Winter Buckle Series. Come experience this indoor event that includes: Barrels; Poles; Dash; Straight Barrels; Mystery. Stand and view the indoor event with plenty of outdoor space to picnic (bring your own blankets and chairs.) Please wear closed toed shoes appropriate for walking on dirt floor. No indoor seating. Food available for purchase. Free Admission - Spectators Welcome! Info: 845-797-3208. Runnin Broke Ranch, Clinton Corners. 10am-2pm Kingston Winter Farmers’ Market. Open every other Saturday, 10am-2pm (except 2/2) through 4/27. Info: Kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Inside the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston. 10am-5pm Christmas on the Farm with Eggbert. Meet Eggbert the Talking Egg and his farm animals, a Christmas tradition in the Hudson Valley. Huge holiday display and Devitt’s Eggspress train. Admission; age 3 and under free. Info: 845-561-1968. Devitt’s Nusery, 56 Devitt Circle, New Windsor. devittsnsy.com. 10am-3pm St. Nicholas Bazaar Fine Craft & Holiday Cookie Sale. The Bazaar will include the sale of fine handcrafted items made by twenty-five

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local artisans, and beautifully decorated holiday cookies and delectable chocolates. Cookies and candy will be boxed and sold by the pound. Admission to the event is free. I 845 677-3064. Grace Episcopal Church/Millbrook, 3328 Franklin Ave, Millbrook. gracemillbook.org/bazaar. 10am-11am Project FeederWatch at Sam’s Point. Become a citizen scientist and help us learn more about the beautiful birds that visit the feeders at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. At the end of winter, we will send our data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to help other scientists learn about these birds as well. Using binoculars, we will observe birds and learn how to identify them as they visit our feeders. Then, we will make pinecone bird feeders for you to take home so you can continue your observations in your own yard. This program is recommended for beginner and experienced bird watchers of all ages. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Sam’s Point at 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor. 10am Photos with Santa at Adams’ Fairacre Farms. Have your free photo taken with Santa at all four Adam’s locations - Kingston, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, & Wappinger’s! 10am 14th Annual Gingerbread Project. Decorate your own Gingerbread House and take it home for the holidays. A fun event for families & kids of all ages! Please call St. Anne’s for a reservation. Two seating times available, Time: 10am, 12:30pm. Phone: 845-496-3961. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 179 E Main St, Washingtonville. safehomesorangecounty.org/news-events/ upcoming-events. 10am-5pm Annual Christmas Vinegar Festival. Offering 10 different varieties of artisan vinegar’s produced at the Monastery available for sampling, monastery food products, creches from around the world and cook books. Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery, 246 Barmore Rd, Lagrangeville. ourladyoftheresurrectionmonastery.webs.com. 10am-12pm “Kitchen Class Series”: Condiments. Make and take home samples of flavored vinegar, fig mustard and hot sauce. Info: 845-3403990; jhg238@cornell.edu. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster.cce.cornell. edu/events. $35. 10am-4pm Stephen Fabrico Designs - Holiday Pottery Sale. Stephen Fabrico Designs invites you to the studio sale - shop for some unique handcrafted ceramic gifts. Sale extended through 12/15. Free admission. Info: 845-331-4760; email stephenfabrico@gmail.com. Stephen Fabrico Designs, 76 Church St, Bloomington. 10am-6pm Frozendale Festival in Rosendale. Frozendale, a community generated festival where participating shops on Main Street showcase the best of local food, art, music and crafts. Holiday Booktique and a reading of holiday stories for children read by Ann Van Damm, free screening of Annie at the Rosendale Theatre starting at 11am. Throughout the day you may run into a roaming brass band, a variety of musicians, Santa Claus, and shops offering special treats. The Town of Rosendale’s Town Supervisor, Jeanne Walsh and Town Clerk, Mandy Donald give out free “collectable” Rosendale mugs of hot chocolate every year! Email: frozendale2011@gmail.com. Main Street Rosendale NY, Main Street. townofrosendale.com/ our-town/festivals/. 10am-5pm Locust Grove’s Holiday Tour. Tour the lavishly decorated 25 room mansion with an expert guide. $11/adults, $6/kids. 10am – 5pm, last tour begins at 3:15pm. Info: 845-454-4500; LGNY.org. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie. 10am-11am All Level Yoga. All-Level Yoga is a floor class taught by instructor Mia Tomic. You will be guided through a variety of stretches and poses. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 10am-5pm Wreath Fineries at the Wineries. Receive a wreath, then an ornament and tastings from each winery you visit. Advance tickets only. Shawangunk Wine Trail Wineries. Info: 845-256-8456. shawangunkwinetrail.com/winetour-wreath-fineries-at-the-wineries. 10am-4pm Holiday Gift and Craft Fair. Come and shop local at our annual Craft Fair. We have over 25 local vendors, book sale, music and more. Come and see what Olive can offer. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, https://bit.ly/2xuq5Qj. Free. 10am-3pm Coffee’s Ready with Polly. Weekly baked goodies + good conversation. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 10am-12pm Shabbat Morning Services. Music filled services and Torah study. Connect to tradition and open your heart. Family’s welcome. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul. org, wjcshul.org.

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10am Qigong Classes. All level class including chair Qigong led by Steven Michael Pague. Ongoing every Saturday at 10am. Classes meet by the back door to the library. In case of inclement weather, class will be held in the Community Room. Info: 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

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Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO. Cornell St PO, Kingston. 11am Annie (1982). Classic favorite about a young orphan girl’s adventures in finding a family that will take her, starring Aileen Quinn & Albert Finney. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre. org, www.rosendaletheatre.org. free. 11am-5pm A Rhinecliff Holiday Day. Dress warm and join us to help make a gigantic wreath for the community to be displayed in the center of Rhinecliff. Bring gloves. 1pm - 2pm The Rhinecliff Fire Truck will take Santa for a round about the Rhinecliff Protective Fire District and deliver him to Morton Library. Turn your light on and look out the window! 2pm - 3pm Santa arrives with his helpers at Morton Library to visit children, share goodies and packages (for children ages 3 – 12) and sing songs,thanks to the generosity of Morton Library. Soup, cookies and hot and cold beverages will be available throughout the day. A free-will donation will go the Rhinebeck Grange General Fund to support local needs. For more information call Joe Baer at 845-876-648. Rhinecliff Monument, Rhinecliff. 11am 9th Annual Breakfast with Santa. Hosted by Elf Tinsel (Miss Vickie) with help from Little Santa. Price includes coloring book and crayons, a full breakfast buffet and special holiday ornament craft -- plus pictures with Santa. Reservations recommended. Adults $15 / Children 12 and under $10. Towne Crier Cafe, 379 Main St., Beacon. townecrier.com. 11am-5pm Home For The Holidays - Warwick. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the upcoming holiday season and see all that Warwick has to offer for your holiday shopping. There will be free horse and buggy rides. Village of Warwick, Warwick. 11am-4pm Christmas On The Farm. Visit our nativity scene, see farm animals and choose your Christmas tree. There will be holiday gift items in the shop as well as hot drinks, food and baked goods. Kids get free coloring books and candy canes and can get a chance to ride ponies and horse drawn wagons. Santa visits on the weekends, too! Phone: 845-692-4364. Manza Family Farm, 730 State Rt. Rt 211, Montgomery. manzafamilyfarm. net/index.html. 11am-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange & Pablo Glass Studio. Handblown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts at every prince point. North American Travels, landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz – show extended through December. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am–6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley. 11am-1pm Teen Gaming. Three computers with League of Legends installed. Bring your own laptop. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 11:30am-3:30pm UCSPCA Holiday Pawty. Ho Ho Howl! Join us for light refreshments, a draw your own adoption discount event, some early holiday shopping, and meet Santa Paws! Ulster County SPCA, Kingston. ucspca.org. 11:30am Kiwanis Annual Holiday Senior Citizen Dinner. Admission is free. All seniors are welcome. There will be two sittings: 11:30am and 1pm. Due to the limited seating you are asked to make reservations asap by calling 845-336-5959. Bus transportation could be available and must be made when making your reservations. John A. Coleman High School, 430 Hurley Ave, Hurley. 11:30am-12:30pm Paper Star Class. Ages: 16+, teen/adult crafts. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 12pm-2pm Holiday Card and Calendar Making Workshop. Create your own holiday cards and 2019 calendars inspired by the artwork of Thomas Barrett Jr.! Open to all ages. Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon St, Poughkeepsie. Info: (845)471-2550, info@barrettartcenter.org, https://bit.ly/2r7rCXY. Suggested Donation. 12pm-5:30pm 2018 Athens Annual Victorian Stroll. A day of free family fun. We have a full day of festive holiday activities in the Village of Athens. Tours of historical homes. Info: info@ athensculturalcenter.org. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. athensculturalcenter.org. 12pm-5pm Dickens On The Delaware. Retailers, galleries and restaurants will highlight their holiday goods and dazzle town visitors with their holiday spirit. Shopkeepers will be dressed in Victorian garb. There will also be performances, horse and buggy rides, activities for children and seasonal treats. Phone: 845-887-5155. Delaware Youth Center, 8 Creamery Rd, Callicoon. visitcallicoon.com/upper-delaware-events-calendar/. 12pm-5pm Christmas in the Village. Come see Santa by the fireplace and take a stroll down Candy Cane Lane. Enjoy holiday entertainment in The Playhouse and get your face painted. $5 per family of 4 suggested at the door. Please bring a nonperishable food donation for Country Kids Food Pantry. Phone: 845-782-8248. Museum Village, 1010 State Route 17M, Monroe. museumvillage. org. 12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-the-century style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 12pm-2pm Phoenicia Library Annual Open

Dec. 6, 2018 House. Cider, homemade cookies and a musical performance by Uncle Rock. Everyone welcome! Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www.phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 12pm-1pm Free Yoga Pizza Party. Join Women’s Power Space and My Place Pizza for a rejuvenating yoga class and pizza. Families, beginners, and children welcome (mats will be provided). Ongoing. My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie. Donations appreciated. 12pm-1:30pm Breast Cancer Options Metastatic Peer-Led Support Group. Features speakers & topics. For information or to register: 845-339HOPE or email hope@breastcanceroptions.org. Christ the King Church, 2 Eugene L Brown Drive, New Paltz. Info: 845-339-4673, hopenemiroff@ yahoo.com, http://bit.ly/1USVReh. 12:30pm-6pm Expert Tarot Readings and Intuitive Guidance. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walkins warmly welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 minutes. 12:45pm-1:30pm New Paltz Women in Black Vigil for Peace. Held in front of the Elting Library, corner of Main and North Front Streets. Vigil is in its 15th year of standing for peace and justice. New Paltz. 1pm-2pm Project FeederWatch at Sam’s Point. Become a citizen scientist and help us learn more about the beautiful birds that visit the feeders at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. At the end of winter, we will send our data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to help other scientists learn about these birds as well. Using binoculars, we will observe birds and learn how to identify them as they visit our feeders. Then, we will make pinecone bird feeders for you to take home so you can continue your observations in your own yard. This program is recommended for beginner and experienced bird watchers of all ages. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Sam’s Point at 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor. 1pm Yuletide Tea. Festive holiday event featuring a variety of tea, finger sandwiches, homemade cakes and cookies. $30/adult,$20/child. Tour of the mansion included. Reservations are necessary, as limited seating fills up quickly. Info: 845-876-4818;Wilderstein.org. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. 1pm-4pm Wilderstein’s Holiday House Tour. Florists and designers transform the mansion (FDR’s cousin Daisy’s 1888 home) into a magical holiday wonderland. Tour the mansion at your own pace, with guides in each room to share information and answer questions. Complimentary hot mulled cider and cookies. $11/adults, $10/students&seniors, free/12 & under. Info: 845-876-4818;Wilderstein.org. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. 1pm-2:30pm Into the Light Holiday Spectacular. Celebrate world cultures and traditions. Join us for Lucia’s journey to find her inner light as the light dims with the approach of winter. Presented by The Vanaver Caravan and Arm of the Sea Puppet Theatre. A magical, multicultural pageant for all ages with live music, puppetry, storytelling, and dances from all over the world. Two performances 1 & 4pm. Info: 845-757-5106; pgrkaats@bestweb. net. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-5106, pgrkaats@ bestweb.net, www.kaatsbaan.org/events. $20 Adults/ $10 Students & Children. 1:30pm Polar Express Expedition. Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story on a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, your car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and cookies. Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. $32-$49. Phone: 845-688-7400. Excursions depart: Sat & Sun 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6pm, 8pm; & on Fridays 6pm & 8pm only. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. catskillmountainrailroad.com. 1:30pm-2:30pm Senior Recital: George Luton. George Luton, voice. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632. 2pm Winter Wonderettes. Written & Created by Roger Bean. Vocal arrangements by Roger Bean & Brian Baker. Musical arrangements by Brian Baker. Director: Michael LaFleur. $39/gen adm (Fri & Sat evening at 8pm), $34/matinees (Sat & Sun at 2pm). For tickets, go to shadowlandstages. org or call 845-647-5511. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. 2pm-4pm The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker enchants audiences young and old across the world during the holiday season. Info: 518-2632063; panuccion@catskillmtn.org. Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main Street, Tannersville. catskillmtn.org. $25, $20/senior, $7/ student. 2pm Hudson Valley Dance Theatre’s Nutcracker, Short & Sweet. Family-friendly rendition of a classic holiday favorite ballet, The Nutcracker. Info: 845-534-9671; HVDTNutcracker@gmail. com. Cornwall High School, 10 Dragon Drive, New Windsor. $16. 2pm The Nutcracker. Featuring New York City Ballet Dancers: Daniel Ulbricht and Erica Pereira. The Nutcracker is a ballet in two acts based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, with music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky. Giant fighting mice, sugar plum fairies, and huge toy soldiers will soon be dancing on the Bardavon stage. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie. bardavon.org. $29, $27/student.

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Dec. 6, 2018 2pm-4pm Vegan Holiday Cookies by Catskill Animal Sanctuary. Join Chef Sara, a passionate baker and former pastry chef, in the kitchen as she demonstrates how to prepare a mouthwatering assortment of holiday cookies. She’ll demystify how to bake scrumptious, compassionate baked goods using plant-based alternatives to eggs and butter, without sacrificing flavor or texture. You’ll leave class with an exciting new collection of recipes to make, plus a box of freshly-baked cookies to share with family and friends. Info: casanctuary. org; 845-336-8447. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties. 2pm-4pm Persian Inspired Glassware. Local ceramic artist Dawn Dishaw will teach you how to make your very own Persian inspired glassware. Info: olana.org/calendar/. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org. $35. 2pm Woodstock Poetry Society and Festival. A Woodstock Second Saturday event featuring guest poets. For info contact Phillip Levine at 845-2468565 or pprod@mindspring.com. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. woodstockpoetry.com. 2:30pm-6pm Winter Fest & A Christmas Carol. Horse & wagon rides, crafts for kids, tasty things, holiday craft fair, visit with Santa Claus, tree lighting, & A Christmas Carol. Tivoli Fire Department, 2 Tivoli Commons, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://www.tivolilibrary. org/. Free. All ages. 3pm-6pm Winter Open Boats. A free familyfriendly potluck with music, educational activities and deck tours. Share food, songs and friendship! Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. clearwater.org. 3pm-5pm Sounds of the Season: Concert by Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra. Take a sleigh ride to Whoville and enjoy holiday favorites from around the world. Marriott Pavilion at The Culinary Institute of America, Route 9, Hyde Park. Info: 845-635-0877, info@ndsorchestra.org, https://www.ndsorchestra.org/. $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $5 for students. 3pm-7pm Christmas Candlelight Tour at Hill Hold Museum. Stop by and enjoy a warm and nostalgic tour during our candlelight tours. Every room in the stone house will be decorated for the holiday. The parlor will host the traditional holiday tree with the famous antique toys. Enjoy a story reading, refreshments and a visit with Santa while you sit by the cozy fire. Visit the Summer Kitchen for a demonstration of open hearth cooking and children will have an opportunity to make a craft in the one room school house. Info: 845-615-3830; hillholdandbrickhouse.org/. Hill Hold Museum, 128 Route 416, Campbell Hall. 3:30pm-4:30pm Daily Lighting of the Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Light up the darkness with the eternal Hanukkah flames. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4635801. 3:30pm-7pm Twilight Tours at Boscobel House and Gardens. A candle-illuminated mansion decorated for a 19th-century Christmas, live string music, and gingerbread-children hunts make the season merry. Outside, the mansion, Apple Orchard, Rose Garden, and Maple Lane will be lit with an elegant display. Info: boscobel.org. Tours depart from 3:30 -7:00pm. $26/adults, $16/children, free/5 & under. Boscobel, 1601 Rte. 9D, Garrison. 4pm-5:30pm A Night of Poetry with Local Author Roger Roloff. Info: 845-255-8300. Inquiring Minds New Paltz Bookstore, Main Street, New Paltz. inquiringbooks.com/new-paltz-store. 4pm-6pm 10×10 Art Exhibit & Sale: Opening Reception. Exhibiting through 12/28. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-1559, info@unisonarts.org. 4pm-7pm Val-Kill Christmas Open House. The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site will be free of charge all day and open to the public from 4:00 to 7:00 PM for our annual Christmas Open House. Refreshments and music will be provided by the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association. Info: 845-229-7770; nps.gov/vama. Val-Kill National Historic Site, 54 Valkill Park Rd, Hyde Park. 5pm-8pm Opening Reception: Primar(il)y Red: An Exhibition of Art Celebrating the Color Red. 35+ pieces of art by 30+ artists. The works vary in style, but the one common thread is that the viewers’ eye is drawn to the red. Emerge Gallery, 228 Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845-247-7515, emergegalleryny@gmail.com, www.emergegalleryny.com. 5pm-8pm Live Nativity. Live animals, characters and narration, children’s choir of angels, Victorian singers, and refreshments. Free. Info: 845-6083946; mitch62man@aol.com. Grace Community Church, Lake Katrine. 5pm-8pm Friends of the OC Arboretum’s Annual Holiday Boutique Fundraiser. The Friends will offer a selection of merchandise that will be ideal for your decorating and gift giving needs. The Arboretum’s dedicated group of “volunteer elves” have been working all year making hand crafted items for this fundraising event. Info: orangecountyarboretum.org; 845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery. 5pm-7pm Holiday Gathering and Lantern Tours. The first guided lantern tour followed by a holiday gathering with cocktails & hors d’oeuvres in Thomas Cole’s New Studio followed by dinner in a nearby private home. Info: thomascole.org/ holidaygathering/; 518-943-7465; info@thomascole.org. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St, Catskill. Info: 5189437465, MMccool@ thomascole.org, thomascole.org/events. See

website for more details. 5pm-9pm Beacon Second Saturday. A city-wide celebration of the arts held on the second Saturday of every month where galleries and shops stay open until 9pm, most of which are right along Main Street. In addition to displaying art from around the globe, the event often includes free gallery talks, live music, and wine tasting. Beaconarts. org. Downtown Beacon, Main Street, Beacon. Dutchess Handmade. Locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and more! Holiday shopping and collecting from over 65 local artists and artisans. Phone: 845-454-3222. Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. artsmidhudson.org/dutchess-handmade-popshop/. Ends at 5:30pm. 5:30pm-7pm High Falls-Marbletown Holiday Tree Lighting. Caroling, hot soup and visit from Santa. Bring new unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots donation. Tree lighting. Refreshments after event at Community Church of High Falls, 4 Firehouse Road. Corner of Route 213 & Second Street, High Falls. highfallscivic.org. 5:30pm Second Sunday Supper. Meet and greet other members of the community, dine together. Free and held on the second Sunday of every month. Info: 845-687-9090. Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Ln, Stone Ridge. 6pm-9pm Hanukkah Celebration. Bring your menorah and join Kol Hai to celebrate the light of Hanukkah at Deyo Hall on Huguenot Street. Candlelighting, music, singing, dreidel-making, Israeli dancing, latkes, doughnuts & potluck. This event also marks Kol Hai’s 4th Birthday. $10 suggested donation. Kol Hai Hudson Valley Jewish Renewal, RSVP kolhai.org. Info: hello@kolhai.org; 845-477-5457. Deyo Hall, 6 Broadhead Ave, New Paltz. 6pm-8:30pm Holiday Ham Dinner. Complete with scalloped potatoes, vegetable, dessert, hot and cold beverages. Call 845-452-6050 to reserve. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 325 Mill St., Poughkeepsie, NY. Info: 845-452-6050, https:// is.gd/3XhioE. $15.00 adults, $7.00 chikdren 6-12 years old, and children under 6 years served free. 6pm Outdoor Community Hanukkah Lighting. Each night a new mitzvah to build a better world! Hot drinks and treats will be served. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh. 6pm-7pm Menorah Lighting in Rhinebeck. Light the Menorah with the Rhinebeck community. Songs, latkes and donuts! Rhinebeck Savings Bank Parking Lot. Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-7666. 6pm-9pm Roost Studios Third Annual Holiday Gala & Art Show. 65 local artists, 150 works of gorgeous, petite works of art. Catered by the Village Tea Room, with a silent auction courtesy of over 25 local businesses, live music and champagne will flow. Artists are free, guests and general public are requested to make a $10 donation at the door. Regular gallery hours are Thursday- Sunday 11 am- 8 pm. Free admission. Info: roostcoop.org, 845-568-7540; 845-419-2208. Roost Studios & Art Gallery, 69 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 8455687540, marcy@roostcoop.org. 6:30pm 7th Night of Hanukkah - Public Menorah Lighting at the Peter Schwalbe Center for Jewish Life. Chocolate Chanukah Gelt, Arts ‘n Crafts, Music. Hot Dairy Buffet will be served. For more info and reservations 845-331-1176. Held at Agudas Achim, 254 Lucas Ave. Kingston. Hosted by Chabad of Ulster County. Info: ChabadUlsterCounty.org. 7pm-10pm Rob Scheps Core-tet. Internationally known jazz artists Rob Scheps, Cameron Brown, Jamie Reynolds and Jesse Simpson making a return engagement at Lydia’s. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-6373, mark@ lydiasdeli.com, lydias-cafe.com. No cover charge but donations are welcome. 7pm 12 Angry Jurors. Presented by KHS Theatre in association with Dramatic Publishing Company. Play by Reginald Rose. Tickets: 845-943-3849. Kingston High School, 403 Broadway, Kingston. 7pm-9pm THE DAY – Wendy Whelan, Maya Beiser, Lucinda Childs, and David Lang at LUMBERYARD. THE DAY is a work-in-development being worked on at LUMBERYARD over a twoweek production and technical residency. Visit site for more info. Lumberyard - Contemporary Performing Arts, 62 Water Street, Catskill. Info: 855-4LYD-TIX, info@lumberyard.org, https:// www.lumberyard.org. Tickets are $100 and include the work-in-development showing and a postshowing reception. 7pm 5th Annual Christmastime Benefit Concert. The New Paltz Musicales proudly presents our 5th Annual Christmastime Concert, benefiting Family of Woodstock Inc. This year’s concert features the incredible singing of Betty and the Baby Boomers, Rachel Loshak, The Esteemed Gentlemen (featuring Tobias Anderson, Robert Bard, and William Norman), and the Mountain Laurel High School Orchestra. 100% of all donations will be given to Family, please be generous. Light refreshments will be served during intermission. Info:845-255-0051. Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, 90 Route 32 South, New Paltz. RedeemerNewPaltz.org/events. $15, $5/12 & under. 7pm Ars Choralis Annual Yule Concert. Awardwinning chorus, Ars Choralis presents “The Road to Bethlehem,” a musical reimagining of the Christmas story. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. arschoralis.org. 7pm A Charlie Brown Christmas & Frosty The Snow Man. Bring the kids & grand-kids to share the Classic Winter Holiday Favorites. Live On Stage! Complete with favorite characters, music,

and skating on stage! Length of Performances: 90 minutes with intermission A Festive Holiday Wonderland with complimentary cookies and cider will follow. Family picture opportunities with characters from the show, “Woodstock Comes to Woodstock”, carolers, characters, decorations, lights and more! Price: •$20 for Senior Citizens & Students 18 & under •$25 for Adults Each ticket will also include a $3 handling charge. Phone: 845-6796900. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org/a-charlie-brown-christmas. 7pm-9pm Dawn Raffel & Katherine Locke: Ayachot Retreat for Jewish Women Writers. A project organized under the auspices of TwentyTwentyBooks, a nonprofit literary organization promoting marginalized voices. Oblong Books & Music Rhinebeck, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-0500, events@oblongbooks, http://bit.ly/2NJI21M.

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8am-12pm Pancake Breakfast With Santa. The Interact Club is here to serve you at our annual Pancake Breakfast, this year at the Pawling Fire House! Stop in anytime for this special meal as our “elves” serve up a breakfast full of magical moments for the entire family. Breakfast service begins at 8am. Adults $5.00 Children/Seniors $3.00 Take a photo with Santa, too! Pawling Fire House, 25 South St, Pawling. facebook.com/ events/1960038067375806/. 8:30am-10am Santa Cares. Santa event with photo opportunities in a sensory-friendly environment, before mall hours, lowered sound and lights. Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Rd, Poughkeepsie. facebook.com/events/2223464881269499.

7pm-8pm Latin Dance for Everyone. Meets every Saturday, 7-8pm.$5/suggested donation. Info: 845-331-5300; LGBTQCenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. lgbtqcenter.org.

10am-1pm Fiberﬂame’s Holidaze in Saugerties. Great way to make gifts for the holidays. No studio fee both days. Info: 845-679-6132. Fiberflame, 1776 Route 212, Saugerties. Info: rivkahouse@ gmail.com, fiberflamestudio.com.

7pm-8:30pm New Moon Gong Surrender. Sense the feeling of your body transform into a feeling of no body as we surrender to the gongs and allow them to do their work. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail. com, http://sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange.

10am-4pm Christmas on the Farm with Eggbert. Meet Eggbert the Talking Egg and his farm animals, a Christmas tradition in the Hudson Valley. Huge holiday display and Devitt’s Eggspress train. Admission; age 3 and under free. Info: 845-561-1968. Devitt’s Nusery, 56 Devitt Circle, New Windsor. devittsnsy.com.

7:30pm-10:30pm Swing Dance w/ The Twangbusters. Doors open at 7pm, Lesson with Harry Pisila at 7:30pm, Live music at 8:30pm. No partner necessary. Beginners Welcome. Refreshments available. Dewey Hall, 91 Main Street, Sheffield. Info: 413 429 1176, beth@oldtonemusicfestival.com, http://www.deweyhall.org. $10 with student ID. 7:30pm Lea DeLaria: “Oh F*k It’s Christmas”. You probably know her as Big Boo from “Orange Is the New Black.” What you probably didn’t know is that Lea DeLaria is also a jazz singer and standup comic. She performs an extra sassy concert of holiday favorites with her jazz ensemble. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. 7:30pm Catskill Ballet Theatre- 36th Annual Nutcracker Ballet. This full length ballet featuring guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem is sure to delight audiences of all ages. Tickets are available at the UPAC box office or through Ticketmaster. Phone: 845-339-1629. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. catskillballet.org. 7:30pm-11pm Contra Dance. Caller: George Marshall. Band: Rip, Snort and Stomp. Admission: $10 ($5 with valid student ID) Beginner’s at 7:30pm, dances start at 8pm. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 7:30pm-9:30pm The Beacon Players present A Chorus Line. Iconic Tony Award-winning musical features such classics as At the Ballet and What I Did for Love. Beacon High School Seeger Theatre, 101 Matteawan Rd, Beacon. Info: 845 838-6900 x3420, acsarrone@optimum.net, https://www. beaconplayers.com/. $5 for students/seniors. 8pm Tidings of Discomfort and Oy. Newly returned from their tour of the U.K., where they performed at such venerable pubs as The Crown and Spatula, The Harp and Sousaphone, and The Drunken Solicitor, the discalceate duo of Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine will deflate the mandatory mirth of the holiday season. Expect the usual hodgepodge of sociopolitical and pseudopoetic songs, screeds, and spiels. Rosendale Cafe. $15. 8pm Lennon Bash at AIR Studio. Pete Santora, Tom Raider and Graham Dawson. Rock (classic.). AIR Studio Gallery, 71 O’Neil St, Kingston. AirStudioGallery.com. 8pm Winter Wonderettes. Written & Created by Roger Bean. Vocal arrangements by Roger Bean & Brian Baker. Musical arrangements by Brian Baker. Director: Michael LaFleur. $39/gen adm (Fri & Sat evening at 8pm), $34/matinees (Sat & Sun at 2pm). For tickets, go to shadowlandstages. org or call 845-647-5511. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. 8pm Praxis Theatre Series: “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told”. Members of the public are invited to the viewing of “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told” by Paul Rudnick as part of the Praxis Series at SUNY New Paltz. The event is free, open to the public, and all ages are welcome. Info: hardingl@newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz/Parker Theatre, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu. 8pm Blue Christmas. A fifties Christmas Variety Show! Directed by Amy Schribe. $20/adults, $18/ srs & students. Info: 845-688-2279; tickets@phoeniciaplayhouse.com. STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: The Pedrito Martinez Group. High-energy Afro-Cuban Star! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Mary Poppins. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org. $27, $25/senior/student. 8pm Latkes & Libations. Celebrate the festivities of Hannukah! The evening will include: latkes and hard cider and wine, donuts and coffee, a piano sing a long and of course a menorah lighting. Please bring your own candles and menorah to help us light up the night! All Sisterhood members and their guests are invited to attend. Please RSVP to 845-562-5516. $15. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh.

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10am Photos with Santa at Adams’ Fairacre Farms. Have your free photo taken with Santa at all four Adam’s locations - Kingston, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, & Wappinger’s! 10am-5pm Annual Christmas Vinegar Festival. Offering 10 different varieties of artisan vinegar’s produced at the Monastery available for sampling, monastery food products, creches from around the world and cook books. Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery, 246 Barmore Rd, Lagrangeville. ourladyoftheresurrectionmonastery.webs.com. 10am-5pm Wreath Fineries at the Wineries. Receive a wreath, then an ornament and tastings from each winery you visit. Advance tickets only. Shawangunk Wine Trail Wineries. Info: 845-256-8456. shawangunkwinetrail.com/winetour-wreath-fineries-at-the-wineries. 10am-12pm Woman’s Rosh Chodesh Group with Rabbi Lily. Join WJC’s Student Rabbi Lily Solochek for ritual, prayer, community-building, & discussion. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@ wjcshul.org, www.wjcshul.org. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are well-practiced in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10:30am-12:30pm Meditation Session. Session for 2 hours including sitting and walking meditation, a teaching and discussion. Free and open to the public. There is also free meditation instruction for those who request that. Meets every Sunday at 10:30am. Info: skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 11am-5pm Holiday Sale at Sage. Give the perfect gift! 20% off all sacred sound tools. Call Lea at 845-679-5650 or just stop by! Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. 11am-6pm Hudson Valley Kimchi Festival 2018. Explore the culture of Korea and experience the age-old tradition of making kimchi. More info & rsvp at newyorkwmscog.com/kimchi-festival. World Mission Society Church of God, 880 Jackson Avenue, New Windsor. $20. 11am-4pm Mountain Laurel Winter Faire. New Paltz’s Waldorf school, Mountain Laurel, hosts its annual winter faire with gift making, wreath decorating, crafters, and roasted chestnuts and other holiday treats. Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, 16 South Chestnut St, New Paltz. mountainlaurel. org/event. 11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Bernstein Bard Quartet Brunch. Acoustic music of all styles & cultures. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 11am-1pm Community Hanukkah Party. Singing, delicious food, games of all kinds including candy dreidel making. The afternoon will end with a dance party! Bring a non-perishable item for the food pantry. Info: 845-831-2112. Beacon Hebrew Alliance, 331 Verplanck Ave, Beacon. 11am-2pm Brunch with Santa. Take a picture with with Santa, crafts and more, brunch buffet & Hot Cocoa Bar! Call for reservations or visit the website for tickets. Info: 845-226-8714. Mill Creek Caterers, 17 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. millcreekcaterers.com. 11am-5pm Home For The Holidays - Warwick. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the upcoming holiday season and see all that Warwick has to offer for your holiday shopping. There will be free horse and buggy rides. Village of Warwick, Warwick. 11am-4pm Christmas On The Farm. Visit our nativity scene, see farm animals and choose your Christmas tree. There will be holiday gift items in the shop as well as hot drinks, food and baked goods. Kids get free coloring books and candy canes and can get a chance to ride ponies and horse drawn wagons. Santa visits on the weekends, too! Phone: 845-692-4364. Manza Family Farm, 730 State Rt. Rt 211, Montgomery. manzafamilyfarm. net/index.html. 11am-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange & Pablo

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Glass Studio. Handblown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts at every prince point. North American Travels, landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz – show extended through December. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am–6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley.

(FDR’s cousin Daisy’s 1888 home) into a magical holiday wonderland. Tour the mansion at your own pace, with guides in each room to share information and answer questions. Complimentary hot mulled cider and cookies. $11/adults, $10/students&seniors, free/12 & under. Info: 845-876-4818;Wilderstein.org. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck.

11am-3pm Sunday Funday. Open Recreation! Pool Table, Foosball and Ping Pong. Meets every Sunday. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE.

1pm Elting Library Scrabble Club Meeting. Scrabble sets and the Official Scrabble Player’s dictionary are provided. This club is intended for adult players 18 or older. Meets every Sunday, 1pm in a study room of the library. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz.

11am-12pm Conversations over Coffee. An open forum for discussions and opinions of topics relevant to the world around us. The Crafted Kup, 44 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-242-6546, cocpoughkeepsie@gmail.com, bit.ly/2xYW0bq. 12pm-4pm Warm Up at the Washingtons’. Historic interpreters in each seasonally decorated room will greet visitors and share what took place when the Washingtons occupied the Hasbrouck farmhouse during the last winter of the Revolutionary War. The Salmagundi Consort will perform period appropriate music by an indoor Dutch jambless fireplace, and cookies and warm cider will be served near an outdoor fire. Admission is free for the day, compliments of the Friends of the State Historic Sites of the Hudson Highlands. Call 845-562-1195 for details and directions. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, 84 Liberty St., Newburgh. 12pm-4pm ‘Holiday Tour of Homes’. Saugerties Historical Society Holiday Tour of Homes Fundraiser. The tour starts at Kiersted House where you will receive a booklet with a map to the six homes on the tour. Info: saugertieshistoricalsociety.org. Kiersted House, 119 Main St, Saugerties. housetour.brownpapertickets.com. 12pm-4pm Christmas Candlelight Tour at Hill Hold Museum. Stop by and enjoy a warm and nostalgic tour during our candlelight tours. Every room in the stone house will be decorated for the holiday. The parlor will host the traditional holiday tree with the famous antique toys. Enjoy a story reading, refreshments and a visit with Santa while you sit by the cozy fire. Visit the Summer Kitchen for a demonstration of open hearth cooking and children will have an opportunity to make a craft in the one room school house. Info: 845-615-3830; hillholdandbrickhouse.org/. Hill Hold Museum, 128 Route 416, Campbell Hall. 12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-the-century style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 12pm-4pm Holiday House Hunt at Locust Grove. A holiday-themed scavenger hunt! Fairies and elves have decorated the mansion. See the fantasy world they’ve created. Begin your adventure with a sweet treat and hear storyteller Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi. A special poem guides kids through rooms of glittering decorations to search for the tiny homes of the elfin residents. Can they find where the Christmas Tree Fairy, Reindeer Elf, and Snow Fairy are living this winter? Show times at 12:15pm, 1:15pm, 2:15pm,& 3:15pm. $8/adults, free 6 & under. Arrive by 3pm to enjoy the entire program. Info: 845-4544500;LGNY.org. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

1pm-2:30pm Into the Light Holiday Spectacular. Celebrate world cultures and traditions. Join us for Lucia’s journey to find her inner light as the light dims with the approach of winter. Presented by The Vanaver Caravan and Arm of the Sea Puppet Theatre. A magical, multicultural pageant for all ages with live music, puppetry, storytelling, and dances from all over the world. Two performances 1 & 4pm. Info: 845-757-5106; pgrkaats@bestweb. net. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-5106, pgrkaats@ bestweb.net, www.kaatsbaan.org/events. $20 Adults/ $10 Students & Children. 1pm-2pm Folktales & Stories for Children & Families. Pamela Badila performs, tells and reads folktales from around the world in this special story hour. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda.shufelt@ hudsonarealibrary.org, http://hudsonarealibrary. org. 1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green/Woodstock, Woodstock. 1:30pm Polar Express Expedition. Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story on a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, your car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and cookies. Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. $32-$49. Phone: 845-688-7400. Excursions depart: Sat & Sun 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6pm, 8pm; & on Fridays 6pm & 8pm only. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. catskillmountainrailroad.com. 1:30pm-3:30pm Library Scrabble Club. Meets every Sunday, 1:30-3:30pm. Play is free and open to all. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. 2pm A Christmas Carol. Join Scrooge, the Cratchits, Tiny Tim, the ghosts of Christmas, and a group of Victorian carolers for an afternoon of song, laughter, and nostalgia inspired by Charles Dickens’ timeless classic. In the Arts Center Theatre on campus. In this production, actors and carolers bring scenes from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to life as they interact with the audience. A reception will be held following the performance, at which performers will continue to interact with guests in character. Info: 518-8284181, ext 3342; communityservices@sunycgcc. edu. SUNYcgcc.edu. $10, $8/senior/student/child. 2pm Winter Wonderettes. Written & Created by Roger Bean. Vocal arrangements by Roger Bean & Brian Baker. Musical arrangements by Brian Baker. Director: Michael LaFleur. $39/gen adm (Fri & Sat evening at 8pm), $34/matinees (Sat & Sun at 2pm). For tickets, go to shadowlandstages. org or call 845-647-5511. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville.

12:30pm-6pm Astro-Tarot and Tarot Readings. Every Sunday at Mirabai. Walk-ins warmly welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

2pm-3:30pm RitzBitz. A Fantastical Spectacle presented by RitzKidz from “The Art of Balance” and “Art of Comedy” classes, under the direction of Karen Gersch. Tickets are $5 at the door. Phone: 845-784-1110. Lobby at the Ritz Theater, 107 Broadway, Newburgh. safe-harbors.org.

1pm-4pm Annual Holiday Food & Toy Drive in High Falls. Have your picture taken with Santa. Enjoy hot cocoa, coffee and fresh baked cookies, Donate new unwrapped toys, food items, personal health and beauty items or monetary donations to benefit The Rondout Valley Food Pantry. Info: 845-687-8712. High Falls Firehouse, 7-11 Firehouse Rd, High Falls.

2pm Praxis Theatre Series: “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told”. Members of the public are invited to the viewing of “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told” by Paul Rudnick as part of the Praxis Series at SUNY New Paltz. The event is free, open to the public, and all ages are welcome. Info: hardingl@newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz/Parker Theatre, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu.

1pm-4:30pm Minnewaska Preserve: Mossy Glen Hike. This approximately three-and-ahalf-mile route features numerous rock slabs that run parallel to the bubbling stream and a small but dense, rhododendron forest whose leaves will still be green. Meet in the Awosting Parking Area. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner.

2pm Blue Christmas. A fifties Christmas Variety Show! Directed by Amy Schribe. $20/adults, $18/ srs & students. Info: 845-688-2279; tickets@phoeniciaplayhouse.com. STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia.

1pm-4:30pm Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s 4th Annual Holiday Social. Enjoy some holiday cheer while supporting the Nature Museum. This free family friendly event features games, raffles with amazing prizes, crafts, photos with Santa, and more! Delicious food and beverages are available for purchase and all cash tips will be donated to HHNM to help support its nature education programs and live animals. Newburgh Brewing Company, 88 S Colden St, Newburgh. hhnm.org. 1pm-4pm Holiday Whodunit Program. For children ages 6 to 11 and their family members are invited to solve a “history mystery” in the Holiday Whodunit. The young detectives will interview costumed interpreters, who portray Gilded Age houseguests and servants. The Holiday Whodunit has become an annual tradition for many families, who come each December to enjoy the holiday decorations and crack another Gilded Age case. Children who submit a guess as to “whodunit” will be entered in a drawing for a prize. $8/person, free/ 6 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 1pm-4pm Wilderstein’s Holiday House Tour. Florists and designers transform the mansion

2pm-4pm Tune Up Your Nervous System and Increase Joint Mobility with Tuning forks: a Sound Healing Workshop with Dr. John Beaulieu. In this interactive class you will learn the science of how tuning forks work. Each participant will learn the technique of sounding the tuning forks and have direct experience of their effects on our anatomy and integrate evidence-based healing practices in all aspects of their life and professional practices. All tuning forks including the Biosonic Body Tuner and Otto Tuning Fork will be available for sale. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25. 2pm-4pm Catskill Ballet Theatre- 36th Annual Nutcracker Ballet. This full length ballet featuring guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem is sure to delight audiences of all ages. Tickets are available at the UPAC box office or through Ticketmaster. Phone: 845-339-1629. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. catskillballet.org. 2pm A Charlie Brown Christmas & Frosty The Snow Man. Bring the kids & grand-kids to share the Classic Winter Holiday Favorites. Live On Stage! Complete with favorite characters, music, and skating on stage! Length of Performances: 90 minutes with intermission A Festive Holiday Wonderland with complimentary cookies and cider will follow. Family picture opportunities with characters from the show, “Woodstock Comes to Wood-

stock”, carolers, characters, decorations, lights and more! Price: •$20 for Senior Citizens & Students 18 & under •$25 for Adults Each ticket will also include a $3 handling charge. Phone: 845-6796900. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org/a-charlie-brown-christmas. 2pm-6pm Sunday Jazz. J. Drechsler Quartet/ Septet with special guest artists in concert at 2pm. Daily featured composers and theme based selections. Sign up at 3:30pm to sit in with the band at 4pm. All musical levels given time! Great coffee, baked goods, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. No worries. No cover! Info: 845-633-8287. Cafeteria Coffeehouse, 58 Main St, New Paltz. 2pm-3:30pm Meditation, Intention and the Zero Point Field. Learn how to drop down and tune in, helping you focus your unique frequencies and increasing your potential to create positive change. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, http://sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 2:30pm-5:30pm Holiday Party and Tree Lighting. Holiday fun and visit with Santa. Village Hall/ Fishkill, 1095 Main St, Fishkill. facebook.com/ events/569416270087864. 3pm Gallery Talk - Uptown Kingston Looking Back Moving Forward. Exhibition of rare Kingston photographs, curated by Stephen Blauweiss. info: 845-339-7834. Dutton Architecture, 33 Canfield St, Kingston. 3pm-5pm Collegium Musicum. The Collegium Musicum ensemble for early music, under the direction of faculty member Joel Evans, presents an afternoon of medieval, renaissance and baroque music. Info: 845-257-2700; degnanl@newpaltz. edu. SUNY New Paltz/Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall. newpaltz.edu. 3pm The Nutcracker. Featuring New York City Ballet Dancers: Daniel Ulbricht and Erica Pereira. The Nutcracker is a ballet in two acts based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, with music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky. Giant fighting mice, sugar plum fairies, and huge toy soldiers will soon be dancing on the Bardavon stage. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie. bardavon.org. $29, $27/student. 3pm-7pm Ice Cream With Santa. Santa’s Coming to Zoe’s the first three Sundays in December! He will be outside so bring your pets and take a picture with Santa on his sleigh. 4:30-7pm Santa will be warm inside Zoe’s. Stop and get a hot beverage and say hi to the Jolly Fellow who will have a treat for all the kids (even the 4 legged ones)! See you at the barn! Zoe’s Ice Cream Barn, 1181 Route 55, Lagrangeville. facebook.com/events/315433619046608/. 3pm Mary Poppins. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org. $27, $25/senior/student. 3pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Ongoing games - Sundays at 3pm. See WoodstockUltimate.org for details. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. http://woodstockultimate.org/. 3pm-4pm Senior Recital: Daniel Melody. Assisted by Thomas Sauer. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632. 3:30pm-4:30pm Daily Lighting of the Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Light up the darkness with the eternal Hanukkah flames. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4635801. 3:30pm 8th Night of Hanukkah - Woodstock Public Menorah Lighting & Grand Gelt Drop. Holiday singing & music. Apple cider, Latkes, doughnuts will be served. Held on the Village Green. Hosted by Chabad of Ulster County. Info: ChabadUlsterCounty.org. 3:30pm-7pm Twilight Tours at Boscobel House and Gardens. A candle-illuminated mansion decorated for a 19th-century Christmas, live string music, and gingerbread-children hunts make the season merry. Outside, the mansion, Apple Orchard, Rose Garden, and Maple Lane will be lit with an elegant display. Info: boscobel.org. Tours depart from 3:30 -7:00pm. $26/adults, $16/children, free/5 & under. Boscobel, 1601 Rte. 9D, Garrison. 4pm Fools Mass. Theatre Group Dzieci (Polish for “children”) will presents its signature creation, Fools Mass. This absolutely unique theatrical experience has been embraced by theatre lovers and an array of spiritual communities, spanning a multitude of paths and practices, across the nation. The piece celebrates the sacred, the miracle of life, and the enigma of death, with lovely choral singing, comic buffoonery, and extraordinary dramatic invention that literally draws the audience into the drama. A light supper and conversation with the actors will follow the performance. Free will offering. Info: 845-338-6759; info@olddutchchurch. org. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. olddutchchurch.org. 4pm-6pm Hanukkah Party. Fill the room with candlelight! Family-style Pot Luck dinner.. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul. org. Free. 4pm Ars Choralis Annual Yule Concert. Awardwinning chorus, Ars Choralis presents “The Road to Bethlehem,” a musical reimagining of the Christmas story. Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker St, Woodstock. arschoralis.org. 4pm-5pm Menorah Lighting in Millbrook. Light the Menorah with the Millbrook community. Songs, latkes and donuts too! The Thorne Building. Franklin Ave, Millbrook. Info: 845-876-7666. 4pm-8pm Sunday Supper. Remember the good old days when the family gathered around the table

Dec. 6, 2018 every Sunday for dinner? Carry on the tradition with Sunday Supper at Woodnotes Grille. Enjoy house made selections ranging from Prime Rib dinner, seasonal roasts, or chicken and dumplings for $21 per person! Call 845-688-2828 for reservations. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. 4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Sponsored by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums. Broadcast - Woodstock 104 at 8pm. All drummers, dancers are welcome. Meets every Sunday, 4-6pm. Admission is free, donations appreciated. At the community center when raining or cold, on the green when warm. Village Green/Woodstock, Woodstock. 5pm-6:30pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Restorative yoga is a gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind.Dress in layers, wear socks and bring an eye pillow if you have one. $18 drop-in, discounted with class card or membership. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700. 5pm-8pm Friends of the OC Arboretum’s Annual Holiday Boutique Fundraiser. The Friends will offer a selection of merchandise that will be ideal for your decorating and gift giving needs. The Arboretum’s dedicated group of “volunteer elves” have been working all year making hand crafted items for this fundraising event. Info: orangecountyarboretum.org; 845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery. 5:30pm Second Sunday Supper. Meet and greet other members of the community, dine together. Free and held on the second Sunday of every month. Info: 845-687-9090. Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Ln, Stone Ridge. 6pm Taize Service. Taize is a simple form of prayer for people of all Christian traditions. This meditative candlelit service will include simple chants sung repeatedly, rich silence and prayers of praise and intercession. All are welcome to attend and join in the chanting. Immediately following the service everyone is invited to a reception in the parish hall. Christ Episcopal Church is located on the intersection of Old Post Road and 9W. Christ Episcopal Church, 426 Old Post Road, Marlboro, NY. 6pm Outdoor Community Hanukkah Lighting. Each night a new mitzvah to build a better world! Hot drinks and treats will be served. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh. 6pm-7pm Meditation Session. Meets every Tuesday at 6pm. Free and open to the public. Info: skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 7pm Storytelling with Janet Carter. Info: 845-246-5775. Free admission. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties. 8pm 8th Night of Hanukkah - The Hanukkah Express. Departing 8 PM Westbrook Lane Station @Kingston Plaza. Get your tickets at ChabadUlsterCounty.org/ChanukahExpress OR Call 845-3311176. Hosted by Chabad of Ulster County. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Will Bernard Band. Renowned Jazz Fusion Guitarist. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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9am-10am Gentle Yoga Class. With Kathy Carey! A fun class, lightly paced. $3/class. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. $3. 9am-9:50am Woodstock Senior Fit Dance with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9:30am Dutchess Handmade. Locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and more! Holiday shopping and collecting from over 65 local artists and artisans. Phone: 845-4543222. Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. artsmidhudson.org/dutchess-handmade-pop-shop/. 9:30am-12pm Weekly Bridge Game. For intermediate level players. Meets weekly on Mondays, 9:30am-12pm and Wednesdays, 1:304pm. For info, contact Neale Tracy at 845-2470094. Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties. 9:30am Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Info: 845-303-9689. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. ssipkingston.org. 10am-4pm Woodstock Art Exchange & Pablo Glass Studio. Handblown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts at every prince point. North American Travels, landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz – show extended through December. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am–6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I with Barbara Boris. For students new to Iyengar, the basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

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GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Cutting back What to do when a rhododendron gets too big for its britches

o, I visited my brother and his family for Thanksgiving. As usual, we walked around his yard to look at his plantings. As usual, he asked my advice, this time about pruning. (As usual, he didn’t want to consult a copy of my book, The Pruning Book, which I had given him a few years ago. “Why read it, when I can just ask you?” he says.) He was considering taking blades to a row of handsome evergreen shrubs along the front of his house. Over the years, the lengthening branches had sprawled out to encroach upon the bordering lawn, in some places leaving exposed bare stems. He questioned whether new growth would sprout if he lopped all those sprawling stems back to near the roots. But what was the plant? I had an excuse (admittedly rather lame) for not knowing it: I learned all my ornamentals in Wisconsin, where not many broadleaf evergreens are hardy. No matter; sometimes you can figure out how to prune an unknown plant just by studying its growth habit. Many evergreens, including most pines, Douglas firs, rosemary and some rhododendrons, will not sprout new growth if cut back to bare old wood. At the other extreme are boxwoods and yews, which sprout all over the place no matter how they are cut back. I suggested going ahead with drastic pruning of the unknown shrub. My confidence came from seeing many young sprouts emerging from the old stems right near where they emerged from the ground and then bent over from their own weight. Hormones within plants promote sprouting of vigorous new shoots near the high point of a stem wherever it bends over. Pruning a stem back likewise promotes sprouting right near the cut.

most regrowth – and the most vigorous regrowth – occurs just below the cut. So, although he cut the plant down to size, he should expect it to start growing back up to its previous size quickly. The other problem with this pruning is that it leaves the plant looking butchered: large wounds gaping out atop thick stems whose upward mobility has been abruptly stopped. The best pruning jobs are ones where a plant looks nice without looking as if it has even been pruned. My approach would have been to make a few cuts of the largest stems down in the interior of the shrub, where the stems originated. The largest stems would also be the tallest ones, so such cuts would be effective in lowering the plant. If too many need removal at once, the operation could be spread over two or three years. Then the Andrew’s rhododendron pruning cuts would hardly be noticed, and letting light down low among the stems would promote healthy new growth starting low. With all that said, my brother’s rhodies didn’t look too bad – and he has the opportunity over the next year or two to make my suggested cuts. Luckily for him, his rhodie was not one of the few that are reluctant to make new sprouts in lopped-back older wood. Once I get started pruning, it’s sometimes hard to stop. As I looked at his yew shrubs along another part of his house, I suggested paring down the size of that rectangular block of greenery. Pruning yew is easy. Since it resprouts up and down stems no matter how severely it’s cut, you can do almost anything to it. His large hedge could even be cut down to stumps to begin life anew – quickly, because it has an established root system. Most important when reducing the size of the hedge, no matter how it’s cut, is to reduce the whole hedge to a size smaller than finally desired. When maintenance-trimming a shrub with hedge shears, trimming is generally done further out from where the newest shoots began their growth for the season. That’s why hedges grow larger over time, unless they’re periodically lopped back more drastically, which doesn’t leave them looking that good until those cuts are covered by new growth.

Looking across the front path, Bro next asked me how I liked the pruning job that he’d done on his rhododendrons. Hmmm, pretty good. As often happens with rhododendrons, they are planted near a home, and then too often grow so large as to swallow up windows – even the whole side of the home. His had done so, and he had pruned stems back to the height he wanted. Two problems with this pruning: First, as noted above, when a stem is pruned back,

I don’t feel so at a loss at not being able to identify my brother’s mystery shrub: I sent a photo of it to a few experts, none of whom could identify it. – Lee Reich

10am-12pm Woodstock Senior Drama with Edith Lefever. Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues and scenes, and offers public performances. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

casual gathering of acoustic musicians. Bring your own guitar. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Check website for cancellations: wellnessembodiedcenter. com. Wellness Embodied Community Education Annex, 126 Main St, New Paltz.

4pm-5pm LEGO Lounge/Color Club. Come play with our large selection of LEGOS! Or have a quiet time coloring. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, www.tivolilibrary.org.

9am-10am Woodstock Senior Dance with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise and celebrating life. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10:30am-11:30am Hanna Somatics at The Living Seed. Join Carisa Borrello for Hanna Somatic Education® weekly clinical classes that will teach you to reverse chronic muscle pain. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@ thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. $18/$16 students or seniors. 12:15pm-1:15pm Senior Strength and Stamina with Linda Sirkin. Low impact aerobics performed with light weights. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12:30pm-6pm Expert Crystal Tarot Readings, Intuitive Guidance and Chakra Energy Clearing with Crystals. Walk-ins warmly welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/30 minutes. 1pm-2pm Chair Yoga. Samantha Free leads this class that will help you stretch and strengthen as you move through gentle poses and breathing exercises. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 1pm-2pm Needlework Group. Knitters, crocheters, rug hookers & stitchers of all types and beginners welcome. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 2pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Painting with Jennifer Schimmrich. In addition to instructions, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the calss offers freindship adn camaraderie. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 2:30pm-3:30pm Tai Chi. Find out why Tai Chi is sometimes referred to as “Meditation in Motion.” Vince Sauter leads this weekly class. No experience necessary. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 3pm Substance Use Resources. Are you or someone you know struggling with substance use? Stop in to meet with a clinician and get support! Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. Info: 845-544-9087, kasandra.quednau@ cccsos.org. 3:30pm-4:30pm Daily Lighting of the Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Light up the darkness with the eternal Hanukkah flames. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4635801. 3:30pm-4:30pm Amateur Guitar Jam. Join this

4pm-5:30pm Girls Inc at Family of New Paltz. For girls ages 13-15 learn how to make Zines. Free. 845-255-7957. Family of New Paltz, 51 N Chestnut St, New Paltz. girlsinc.org. 4pm Healthy Back Class w/ Anne Olin. Build strength and increase flexibility and range of motion with attention to your special needs. Class is on-going and meets on Mondays. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford. $12. 4:30pm-6pm Kingston Meditation Group. We offer a 90 min. session of sitting and walking meditation with guided instruction, and discussion. It’s ok to come for 45 min. Mudita YogaLab, 243 Fair St., Kingston. suggested donation. 4:30pm-5:30pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 6pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-475-8781. A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Library, 43 Gill St, Kingston. enjan.org. 6pm Kosher Chinese & Movie Night at the RJC. Kosher Chinese dinner along with a movie and games for the kids. $15/person. Reservations required: 845-876-7666 or e-mail RSVP@RhinebeckJewishCenter.com. Rhinebeck Jewish Center, 120 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. 6:30pm-8:30pm Model Monday. Open Studio Life Drawing. Gesture, long and short poses. time keeper, no instruction, Bring your materials. Donation based. Roost Studios & Art Gallery, 69 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-568-7540, Chirp@roostcoop.org, www.roostcoop.org. 6:30pm Music - Mendelssohn Club Meeting. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

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9am-10am Free Weekly Community Meditation. On-going on Tuesdays 9-10am. All are welcome for silent sitting and walking meditation. For optional beginner instruction, please arrive 10 minutes early. Drop-in attendance welcome.

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9:30am Dutchess Handmade. Locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and more! Holiday shopping and collecting from over 65 local artists and artisans. Phone: 845-4543222. Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. artsmidhudson.org/dutchess-handmade-pop-shop/. 9:30am The Saugerties Seniors Meeting. Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP) is a social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Village Diner, Main St, Saugerties. 9:30am Serving and Staying in Place – SSIP/New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 845-255-0609. Plaza Diner, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz. 9:30am-11am Iyengar Yoga Level I-II with Barbara Boris. For all students new to Iyengar Yoga. The basis of the method is taught in standing poses, and other fundamental postures. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700. $18. 10am-2pm Minnewaska Preserve: Tuesday Trek- High Peter’s Kill Loop Hike. This approximately five-mile hike. This hike does include some rocky, narrow sections of trail that may be challenging for some. Meet in the Awosting Parking Area. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 10am-12pm Comforter Fiber Connection Knit and Crochet Group. Learn, share, donate to local agencies. Tuesdays 10am-12 noon. Contact: ewepurlly@hotmail.com; 845-901-5330. Reformed Church of the Comforter, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston. 10am The Country Scrappers & Stampers Meeting. Come for the whole day or drop by for an hour or two. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Ongoing. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1 Marl Rd, Walker Valley. 10am-10:45am Community Play Space. Rugs, toys and books are spread out for kids to play with after laptime. Everyone welcome. Meet new friends, see old friends. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, gardinerlibrary.org. 10:30am Town of Rochester Senior Group. The gang meets on Tuesdays for a discussion followed by an exercise session and then lunch out. New

members are always welcome. Call 845-626-2115. Town of Rochester Community Center, 15 Tobacco Rd, Accord. 12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates (Introductory Level) with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12:30pm-6pm Private Reiki Sessions and Angelic Guidance with Maureen BrennanMercier. Walk-ins warmly welcome. $75 for one hour Reiki Healing Session. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes. 1pm-3:30pm Esopus Artist Group. Ongoing session of art making. Bring your own supplies. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 1:30pm-4:30pm Play Bridge. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr /32 North, New Paltz. Free. 2pm-3:30pm Yoga Level I – Basics. This class reviews the fundamentals. It is a perfect class to start your yoga practice. This is not a “flow” class. open to all levels. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://www.woodstockyogacenter.com. drop-in rate. 2pm-3pm Building Your Family Tree. With Moe Lemire. Learn the tips and tools available to research and build your family tree. Bring a laptop computer if you own one. Free. Info: 845-2545469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free. 3pm Gaming Tuesday. Play board games, card games, & video games. For grades 7-12. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. 3pm-5pm Knitting & Crocheting with Tea & Cookies. In the Art Books Room. Some yarn, crochet and knitting needles available for beginners. Crafters share your knowledge! Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Info: 8456792213, info@woodstock.org, www.woodstock.org/calendar. free. 4pm-5pm CreaTuesday: Painting Winter. Join us for some seasonal art. Paint your own winter scene! Materials provided. Perfect for young children. Drop ins are welcome! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com. FREE. 4pm-6pm Scrabble. Test your vocabulary against your family and friends - all ages welcome. Meets every Tuesday, 4-6pm. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. 5pm Solo & Duo Juries. This concert will feature the solo and duo repertoire the classical string and

24 piano majors have been working on throughout the semester. Info: 845-257-2700; degnanl@newpaltz. edu. SUNY New Paltz/Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall. newpaltz.edu. Dutchess Handmade. Locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and more! Holiday shopping and collecting from over 65 local artists and artisans. Phone: 845-454-3222. Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. artsmidhudson.org/dutchess-handmade-popshop/. Ends at 5:30pm. 5:30pm-6:30pm Italian Conversation Class. Weekly class is designed for people who have some knowledge of the Italian language and would like to improve their conversational skills. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, https://bit. ly/2p1Uekl. 6pm-9pm ‘Accord Fire District Elections’. Town of Rochester has posted a new item, ‘Accord Fire District Elections’ Accord Fire District 22 Main Street Accord NY 12404 845-626-3707. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Accord Fire district board of Fire Commissioners Election will be held on December 11, 2018 between the hours of 6pm -9pm. Poll sites will be at 22 Main Street Accord NY 12404 & 922 Samsonville RD Kerhonkson NY 12446. You may view the latest post at http:// townofrochester.ny.gov/2018/11/27/accord-firedistrict-elections/. Accord Fire District. 6pm-7pm The Funshine Merrymakers: Skits, Songs, Games, and Magic. An evening of kidfriendly antics: funny skits, magic tricks, and silly songs with loads of audience participation. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail. com, http://www.tivolilibrary.org/. Happens on the Third Floor. 6pm-8pm Qigong: Transforming Your Stress into Vitality. Qigong is an ancient Chinese selfhealing art and is considered a branch of Chinese Medicine. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, www.woodstockhealingarts. com. Suggested Donation. 6:30pm-7:30pm Slide Night. Every second Tuesday of the month we host Slide Night, where we hear from current artists-in-residence about their work. Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binne-

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, December 20th, 2018 at 3:00 PM for FOOD WASTE DEHYDRATOR AND INSTALL RFB-UC18-076. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at UlsterCountyNY. Gov/purchasing. Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE Revised Bid Return Date NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Revised Bid Return Date - Sealed proposals will be received at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 4:00 PM for Medical Services for Ulster County Jail, RFP-UC18-052. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on September 20, 2018, approved by the County Executive on October 19, 2018, and filed with the State of New York on October 25, 2018, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions. DATED: December 6, 2018 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 5 Of 2018 County Of Ulster A Local Law Promoting The Use Of Reusable Bags And Regulating The Use Of Plastic Carryout Bags And Recyclable Paper Carryout Bags BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, as follows: SECTION 1. TITLE. This Local Law shall be known by and may be cited as “The ‘Bring Your Own Bag’ (BYOBag) Act.” SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS. The Ulster County Legislature hereby finds and determines that data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows

ALMANAC WEEKLY water Lane, Kingston. Info: 845-658-9133, info@ wsworkshop.org, http://bit.ly/2HLZ9Sj. 6:30pm-7:30pm WSW Slide Night. Meets every second Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Hear from current artists-in-residence about their work. Free admission. Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston. Info: 845-658-9133, info@wsworkshop.org, http://bit.ly/2HLZ9Sj. 6:30pm-8pm The Creative Seed Artist Group. A support group for artists to have a space to develop & share their work in progress- Actors, poets, playwrights & musicians welcome. Every Tuesday. Info: bluehealing or 203-246-5711. By donation. Call ahead. Blue Mountain Co-op Retreat Center, Woodstock. 7pm-8pm Clinton Fiber Arts. Knitting, mending, sewing, crochet, tatting, quilting, rug hooking.. bring your portable craft to the library to work on it. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 7pm-10pm Open Mic Night. Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! Woodnotes Grille - No Cover. Info: 845-688-2828. Woodnotes Grill - Emerson Resort, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. emersonresort.com. 7pm-10pm Open Jazz Jam. Hosted by The Poughkeepsie Jazz Project. Info: 845-452-3232. Free,everyone welcome! PA, drums and keyboard provided. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie. 7pm-8pm Scrabble Night. Every Tuesday! Bring snacks to share starts 7pm. All welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free. 7pm-10pm Open Mic Nite at Woodnotes Grille. Hosted by Ben Rounds. Open Mic Nite makes Tuesday night the new Friday night for great entertainment. Listen to talented local singers and bands or showcase your own talents! No cover. For more information, contact us at 845-688-2828 or emersonresort.com. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. emersonresort.com.

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ciples from Hanna Somatics to inform the practices of yoga. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. class cards and packages apply. 8:30am-9:15am Universal Prayer Group. A free weekly drop-in prayer group open to the community every Wednesday. Turns are taken voluntarily in offering individual prayers aloud, without crosstalk. Natural periods of silence may occur. All spiritual and religious beliefs are honored. Info: 845-687-6090; mamarentals@gmail.com. Marbletown Multi-Arts Center, 3588 Main St, Stone Ridge. cometomama.org. 9am-10am Woodstock Senior Gentle (chair) Yoga with Susan Blacker. A gentle yoga class with each student encouraged to move and stretch at his or her own pace. Includes warmups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9:30am Dutchess Handmade. Locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and more! Holiday shopping and collecting from over 65 local artists and artisans. Phone: 845-4543222. Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. artsmidhudson.org/dutchess-handmade-pop-shop/. 9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II with Alison Sinatra. This class is ideal for students transitioning from beginners to intermediate yoga. Basic poses are explored with increasing detail interspersed with a flowing sequence. $18 drop-in. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700. $18. 10am Reiki Circle & Sound Healing. Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Admission by donation. Info: reikyogachant.com; 203-246-5711. Reiki Yoga Chant Healing Arts Center, Stone Ridge.

8am-9:30am Somatic Yoga. A blend of Hatha Yoga and Hanna Somatic Education. The prin-

10:30am-12pm Children’s Story Hour & Holiday Craft. Pre-school age children are invited to gather around the Christmas tree and listen to stories read by Staatsburg Children’s’ Librarian, Lisa Prentiss, and then make a holiday craft. Free. Info: 845-889-

that between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that the production and disposal of single-use checkout bags has significant environmental impacts, including the contamination of the environment, the depletion of natural resources, use of non-renewable polluting fossil fuels, and increased clean up and disposal costs. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that most plastic bags do not biodegrade; over time, the bags break down into smaller, more toxic petro-polymers, which eventually contaminate soils and waterways affecting the environment and human health. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that it is estimated that plastic bags account for over 10% of debris that washes up on the United States coastlines. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that plastic bags can have a devastating effect on wildlife; birds can become entangled in the bags and different species of sea life can die from ingesting plastic bags, which they mistake for food. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that U.S. retailers spend approximately $4 billion annually to purchase disposable bags, costs that are passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices. Municipalities are spending millions of dollars to clean up and dispose of plastic bags. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that less than 5 percent of plastic bags are recycled, in part, due to the fact that it costs more to recycle a bag than to produce a new one. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that several nations around the world have banned or are moving towards banning the distribution of plastic bags, and twelve municipalities in New York State have implemented some combination of bans and/ or fees for carryout bags, including the Village of New Paltz. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that studies document that banning plastic checkout bags and placing a mandatory charge on recyclable paper checkout bags will dramatically reduce the use of both types of bags and increase the customers’ use of reusable bags. “An Analysis of the Impact of Single-Use Plastic Bags” by the New York State Plastic Bag Task Force, created by Governor Cuomo in 2017, issued on January 13, 2018 supports the same. The hybrid solution has proven effective throughout the United States and the international community in reducing plastic bag use and encouraging the switch to reusable bags. Communities such as Los Angeles, California have documented success with the ban/fee hybrid since its adoption in 2012, showing a 94% reduction in carryout bag consumption. The Ulster County Legislature further finds and determines that reusable bags are readily available with numerous sources and vendors for such bags. Therefore, the purpose of this local law is to encourage consumers in Ulster County to use their own reusable bags by prohibiting retail stores in Ulster County from providing plastic

carryout bags to their customers and requiring that a fee be placed on recyclable paper bags and certain other plastic bags. SECTION 3. DEFINTIONS As used in this law, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: “COVERED STORE” shall mean an establishment engaged in the retail sale of personal, consumer or household items including but not limited to drug stores, pharmacies, grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, foodmarts, apparel stores, home center and hardware stores, stationary and office supply stores, farmers markets, open-air flea markets and food service establishments that provide carryout bags to consumers. This term does not include food service establishments located outside of grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores or food marts. “CUSTOMER” means any Person obtaining goods from a Covered Store. “FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT” shall mean a place where prepared food is provided for individual portion service directly to a Customer whether consumption occurs on or off the premises. “PERSON” shall mean any natural person, firm, corporation, partnership or other organization or group however organized. “SINGLE USE PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG” shall mean a single use plastic bag less than 4 mils thick that is provided by a covered store to a customer at the point of sale and is used to carry goods from such store. “Plastic Carryout Bag” does not include (1) a bag without handles used to carry produce, meats, dry goods or other non-prepackaged food items to the point of sale within a store or market or to prevent such food items from coming into direct contact with other purchased items; (2) a garment bag or large plastic bag with two openings that is used to transport clothing from a clothing retailer or garment cleaner such as a dry cleaner; (3) a bag provided by a pharmacy to carry prescription drugs. “RECYCLABLE PAPER BAG” shall mean a paper bag that (1) contains no old-growth fiber; (2) is 100% recyclable overall and contains a minimum of 40% post-consumer recycled content; and (3) displays the word “Recyclable” on the outside of the bag. “RETAIL SALES” shall mean the transfer to a customer of goods in exchange for payment occurring in retail stores, sidewalk sales, farmers’ markets, flea markets and restaurants. The term “retail sales” does not include sales of goods at yard sales, tag sales, and other sales by residents at their homes. “REUSABLE BAG” shall mean a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse that is provided by a Covered Store to its Customer at the point of sale and is capable of carrying twenty-two (22) pounds over a distance of one hundred and seventy five feet (175) for a minimum of one hundred and twenty five (125) uses and is either: (a) made of cloth or other machine washable fabric; or (b) made of durable plastic that is at least 4 mils thick. SECTION 4. PROHIBITION No Covered Store shall provide a Single

Dec. 6, 2018 8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 10:30am Advent Bible Study. Looking at the Wrong Picture? What the Gospel Birth Stories Really Show Us. Info: 845-246-2867. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St., Saugerties. 10:30am-12:30pm Senior Writing Workshop in Woodstock Welcomes New Members. Writers at all levels of experience, beginner to expert, are invited to join the Writers Workshop of the Woodstock Senior Recreation Program. Whether interested in non-fiction, short stories, plays, memoir, or poetry, writers age 55 and above may join the group, which will meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 10:30am-12:30pm. The workshop stresses trying out new forms and content in a supportive atmosphere. No fee is required. The workshop is led by experienced writer, editor, and instructor Lew Gardner. For further information: woodstockny. org/content/Parks/View/3. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10:30am-11:30pm Woodstock Senior Weights and Bands with Linda Sirkin. Improve muscle tone, protect bones and enhance balance. Fire Co. #1, Route 212. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12pm-6pm Kingston Hat Factory - Year End Sale. Kingston’s own Hat factory opens its door to the public for this four day-Holiday Shopping event. Huge selection of hats, caps & gloves. Info: 845-331-0131. Kingston Hat Factory, 309 Fair Street, Kingston, NY. Info: 845-331-0131, alberto@ caroleamper.com, www.toucanhats.com. 12pm-2pm Holiday Cabaret Luncheon: Olivebridge. The Office for the Aging Invites Seniors to a free Holiday Cabaret Luncheon. Entertainment by the Bronx Express Duo. Space is limited – Please R.S.V.P. by November 30, 2018 by calling the Office for the Aging at 845-340-3456. If Kingston Central School District is closed due to weather this event will be cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Olivebridge Fire House, 9 Mill Rd, Olivebridge. 12:30pm-6pm Expert Tarot Readings and Intuitive Guidance. Every Wednesday. Walk-ins warmly welcome. $75 for one hour Reiki Healing

Use Plastic Carryout Bag to any Customer, at the check out stand, cash register, point of sale or other point of departure for the purpose of transporting food or merchandise out of the establishment. SECTION 5. PERMITTED BAGS All Covered Stores may provide or make available to Customers only Recyclable Paper Bags or Reusable Bags for the purpose of carrying away goods or other materials from the point of sale, subject to the terms of this Chapter. Nothing in this Chapter prohibits Customers from using bags of any type that they bring to the store themselves or from carrying away goods that are not placed in a bag, in lieu of using bags provided by the store. SECTION 6. REGULATION OF RECYCLABLE PAPER BAGS A. Any Covered Store that provides a Recyclable Paper Bag to a Customer must charge that customer a minimum of 5 cents ($0.05) for each bag provided. B. All Covered Stores must indicate on the Customer receipt the number of Recyclable Paper Bags provided and the total amount charged for the bags. C. All monies collected by a Covered Store under this Chapter will be retained by the Covered Store. SECTION 7. REGULATION OF REUSABLE BAGS A. Covered Stores may provide their customers with reusable bags free of charge for a twoweek period each year from April 15 to April 30. B. With the exception of the aforementioned fee exemption periods, Covered Stores that provide a Reusable Bag to their Customers must charge a minimum of 5 cents ($0.05) for each bag provided. C. All Covered Stores must indicate on the Customer receipt the number of Reusable Bags provided and the total amount charged for the bags. D. All monies collected by a Covered Store under this Chapter will be retained by the Covered Store. E. Each Covered Store is strongly encouraged to educate its staff to promote reusable bags and to post signs encouraging Customers to use reusable bags. SECTION 8. ADDITONAL OBLIGATIONS FOR COVERED STORES A. All Covered Stores shall post signs at or near the point of sale located in such Covered Stores to notify Customers of the Provisions of this Law, as well as the per bag charge for Recyclable Paper Bags and Reusable Bags. B. No Covered Store may make available for sale Recyclable Paper Bags or Reusable Bags unless the amount of the sale of each such bag is separately itemized on the sales receipt. C. No Covered Store shall provide a credit to any Person specifically for the purpose of offsetting or avoiding the carryout bag charge required by Sections 6 and 7 of this Law. SECTION 9. ENFORCEMENT. The County Executive shall designate a County Department or Departments to have primary responsibility for enforcement of this Chapter. The Director of the designated Department(s) is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations

Dec. 6, 2018 Session. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 minutes. 1pm-3pm Pinochle. Card Game every Wednesday! Looking for a 4th player. Anyone interested - email info@pinehillcommunitycenter.org. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE. 1pm-3pm Social Circle. Good conversation! Every Wednesday. Everyone welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 1pm Kingston Community Singers Meetup New Members Welcome. Open to all men and women. No auditions necessary. Info: 845-3317715. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 1:30pm-4pm Weekly Bridge Game. For intermediate level players. Meets weekly on Mondays, 9:30am-12pm and Wednesdays, 1:30-4pm. For info, contact Neale Tracy at 845-2470094. Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties. 1:30pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch. 2:30pm-3:30pm Tai Chi. Find out why Tai Chi is sometimes referred to as “Meditation in Motion.” Vince Sauter leads this weekly class. No experience necessary. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 4pm Family Lego. Info: 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org. 4:30pm-5:30pm Weekly Art Hour. Meets every Monday! Fun for ages 3 to 103! From paper flowers to crazy critters, we are always up to something creative. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, http://www.phoenicialibrary. org. FREE. 4:30pm Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are well-practiced in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

and to take any and all other actions reasonable and necessary to enforce this Chapter, including, but not limited to, investigating violations, issuing fines and entering the premises of any store during business hours. A copy of the rules and regulations will be provided to the Clerk of the Legislature before they are publicly disseminated. SECTION 10. VIOLATION PENALTIES A. If it is determined that a violation of this Chapter has occurred, a written warning notice will be issued to the operator of a Covered Store that a violation has occurred and the potential penalties that will apply for future violations. B. Any Covered Store that violates or fails to comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter after a written warning notice has been issued for that violation shall be guilty of an infraction. C. If a Covered Store has subsequent violations of this Chapter that are similar in kind to the violation addressed in a written warning notice, the following penalties will be imposed and shall be payable by the operator of the store: (1) A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first violation after the written warning notice is given; (2) A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the second violation after the written warning notice is given; or (3) A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the third and any subsequent violations after the written warning notice is given. D. A fine shall be imposed for each day a violation occurs or is allowed to continue. E. All fines collected pursuant to this Chapter shall be used to assist the County with its costs of implementing and enforcing the requirements of this Chapter and/or for public education and outreach. SECTION 11. APPLICABILITY. This law shall apply to all actions occurring on or after the effective date of this law. SECTION 12. SEVERABILITY. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this law or the application thereof to any person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this law, or in its application to the person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered. SECTION 13. REVERSE PREEMPTION. This article shall be null and void on the day that statewide legislation goes into effect incorporating either the same or substantially similar provisions as are contained in this Article or in the event that a pertinent state or federal administrative agency issues and promulgates regulations preempting such action by the County of Ulster. The Ulster County Legislature may determine by resolution whether or not identical or substantially similar statewide legislation or pertinent preempting state or federal regulations have been enacted for the purposes of triggering

ALMANAC WEEKLY 5pm Solo & Duo Juries. This concert will feature the solo and duo repertoire the classical string and piano majors have been working on throughout the semester. Info: 845-257-2700; degnanl@newpaltz. edu. SUNY New Paltz/Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall. newpaltz.edu. 5pm-9pm Wallkill Fire Dept Bingo. Doors/ Kitchen Open at 5pm, selling starts @ 6pm & calling begins @ 7pm. Bingo held every Wednesday Night! Wallkill Fire Dept, 18 Central Ave, Wallkill. min admission.

For more information and online registration go to newpaltzchamber.org or call 845-255-0243. New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce, 257 Main St, New Paltz.

Support Group. Come share your work in progress! Weds nights 7 - 8:30pm. Admission by donation. Info: reikyogachant.com; 203-246-5711. Reiki Yoga Chant Healing Arts Center, Stone Ridge.

5:30pm-6:30pm Woodstock Informal Service. Followed by reflections and spiritual discussions. Everyone welcome. 845-679-9534. First Church of Christ Scientist, 85 Tinker St, Woodstock.

7pm-9:30pm The Orchestra Now presents “Russian Evolution: From Rimsky-Korsakov to Gliere” conducted by Leon Botstein. RimskyKorsakov: Symphony No. 1 & Reinhold Glière: Symphony No. 3, Ilya Muromets. Bard Richard B. Fisher Center, 60 Manor Ave, Annandale. https:// bit.ly/2KG3l3p. $25-35.

5:30pm-7:30pm Prenatal Class. Ongoing on Wednesdays. 845-563-8043 for more info. Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh.

5pm-6:30pm Hudson Valley LGBTQ’s Community Accupuncture Clinic. Reserve your spot today! Weekly community acupuncture clinic at the Center! The clinic takes place each Wednesday, from 5-6:30PM in a relaxed and low-lit group setting using points on the ears, hands and feet. RSVPs highly suggested, though walk-ins will be welcomed when space is available. Reserve your spot at http://bit.ly/LGBTQacupuncture. $5 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

6pm Saugerties Writers Club. Do you like to write? Club meets on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday at 6pm. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

5pm-6pm Youth Scrabble Club. For grades 3-8 .Learn about Scrabble, compete in Scrabble or just play for fun. Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday every month. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls. org, http://bit.ly/2GuwmxE.

6:30pm Gurdjieff Study Group. Meets on Wednesdays, 6:30pm in Stone Ridge. For information and directions, respond to Jim by email: gstudygroup@gmail.com.

7pm-8:30pm Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism Class. Free 90-minute program includes 30 min of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by 1 of 8 lectures on the history, practices & principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 845-6795906 for more info. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

6:30pm-8:30pm Yin Yoga with Diane Davis. This yin class will be slower, where asanas are held for longer periods of time. For beginners and advanced students. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

7:15pm Weed the People. Through emotional stories of children fighting cancer, this documentary educates mainstream audiences about medical cannabis. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre. org, www.rosendaletheatre.org. $8.

7pm Live @ The Falcon: Jazz Sessions at The Falcon Underground. Sign up & Sit in Session. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

7:30pm Chess Club. Meets every Thursday. Open to all chess players. Free admission. Info: 845-4192737; albiebar@aol.com. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz.

7pm-10pm Trivia Night. Calling all trivia nerds ~ Flex your mental muscles and compete for prizes at our weekly Trivia Night! Play solo or as part of a team while enjoying the regular menu items plus a $10 all you can eat Sliders, Wings, and Fries Buffet. Think of it as “Jeopardy Night“ – Catskills style! Info: 845-688-2828 or emersonresort.com. Woodnotes Grill - Emerson Resort, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. emersonresort.com.

7:30pm The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. All male a cappella group, that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Style” of close four-part harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight-reading not required. Meets every Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Crown Heights Clubhouse, 34 Nassau Rd, Poughkeepsie. newyorkerschorus.org.

Dutchess Handmade. Locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and more! Holiday shopping and collecting from over 65 local artists and artisans. Phone: 845-454-3222. Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. artsmidhudson.org/dutchess-handmade-popshop/. Ends at 5:30pm. 5:30pm HYPE’s December Toy Drive. Join the HYPE – Huguenot Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs for a free networking event with hot chocolate and cookies! Come by with your unwrapped toys for our annual toy drive for Family of New Paltz. In case of inclement weather our snow date is December 13th. If you can’t make our networking event drop off your unwrapped toy at the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce office Monday - Friday from 9am - 5pm, in the Visitor’s Center anytime between now at December 12th.

the provisions of this section. SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. This local law shall take effect July 15, 2019. Adopted by the County Legislature: September 20, 2018 Approved by the County Executive: October 19, 2018 Filed with New York State Department of State: October 25, 2018 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE LAW PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with Article 2, Section 202 of the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law (“EDPL”), notice is hereby given of a public hearing for a proposed public project (PIN 8758.04) to construct the Kingston Rail Trail, to be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 6:10 P.M. in the Legislative Chambers, 6th Floor, Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York 12401. The purpose of this meeting is to outline the project purpose, proposed location, project status and other pertinent information concerning the project, including maps and property descriptions of adjacent parcels and the properties to be acquired. The project is located in the City of Kingston, Town of Ulster and Town of Hurley in Ulster County, NY. The project proposes to connect the O&W (Hurley) Rail Trail along U.S. Route 209 eastward to Washington Avenue in the City of Kingston following the general alignment of the abandoned Ontario & Western Railway right-of-way. The proposed public project is a non-motorized share-use path, 10 ft. wide with an asphalt surface running a length of approximately 1.8 miles. Persons may appear in person or by agent and will be given the opportunity to present oral or written statements and to submit other documents concerning PIN 8758.04, the Kingston Rail Trail project. The project will require public acquisition of property. This public hearing is being held to comply with the requirements of the Federal Highway Administration and Sections 201 and 202 of the EDPL. Ulster County will attempt to acquire necessary property through offers of Fair Market Value. In the event this process is unsuccessful, acquisition of property by Eminent Domain may be necessary to complete the project. Any property owners who may subsequently wish to challenge the condemnation of their property by judicial review may do so only on the basis of issues, facts, and objections raised at the hearing. Further information on the project may be obtained by contacting Christopher White, Deputy Director of the Ulster County Planning Department, with offices at 244 Fair Street, Kingston, NY 12401 or (845) 340-3338. Please advise this office no later than December 5, 2018 if a sign language interpreter, assistive listening system or any other accommodation will be required to facilitate your participation in the public hearing. DATED: December 6, 2018 Kingston, New York

6:30pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-475-8781. African Roots Library/ Family Partnership Center, 29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie. enjan.org.

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Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PROJECT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RELATING THERETO Notice is hereby given that a public hearing pursuant to Section 859-a(2) of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York (the “Act”) will be held by the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) on the 17th day of December, 2018 at 7:00 o’clock p.m., local time, at the offices of the Town of Rochester Community Center located at 15 Tobacco Road in Accord, Ulster County, New York in connection with the following matters: Inness NY LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Company”), has presented an application (the “Application”) to the Agency, a copy of which Application is on file at the office of the Agency, requesting that the Agency consider undertaking a project (the “Project”) for the benefit of the Company, said Project consisting of the following: (A) (1) the acquisition of an interest in an approximately 137 acre parcel of land located at 10 Bank Street (tax map no. 77.1-1-1) in the Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York (the “Land”), together with an approximately 7,300 square foot building located thereon (the “Existing Facility”), (2) the reconstruction and renovation of the Existing Facility; (3) the construction of various new buildings on the Land to contain in the aggregate approximately 35,000 square feet of space (collectively, the “New Facility”) (the Existing Facility and the New Facility hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Facility”); (4) the construction of various improvements on the Land consisting of a swimming pool, tennis courts, 9-hole golf course, walking trails and vegetable/fruit gardens and orchards (collectively, the “Improvements”) and (5) the acquisition and installation therein and thereon of certain machinery, equipment and other personal property (collectively, the “Equipment”), (the Land, the Facility, the Improvements and the Equipment being collectively referred to as the “Project Facility”), all of the foregoing to be owned by the Company and operated by the Company as a full service hotel, resort and golf course facility, and any other directly and indirectly related activities; (B) the granting of certain “financial assistance” (within the meaning of Section 854(14) of the Act) with respect to the foregoing, including potential exemptions from certain sales and use taxes, real property taxes, real estate transfer taxes and mortgage recording taxes (collectively, the “Financial Assistance”); and (C) the lease (with an obligation to purchase) or sale of the Project Facility to the Company or such other person as may be designated by the Company and agreed upon by the Agency. The Agency is considering whether (A) to undertake the Project, and (B) to provide certain exemptions from taxation with respect to the Project, including (1) exemption from mortgage recording taxes with respect to any documents, if any, recorded by the Agency with respect to the Project in the office of the County Clerk of Ulster County, New York or elsewhere, (2) exemption from deed transfer taxes on any

7pm-11pm Chess Night. Free every Wednesday. Players should bring their own boards & pieces. Info: 845-658-9048. Rosendale Cafe. 7pm-9pm Volleyball Game. A pickup volleyball game. Ongoing every Wednesday, 7-9pm. Enter the Center at the entrance on the left side, as you face the school from Lucas Ave. 845-616-0710. Rondout Municipal Center, 1915 Lucas Ave, Cottekill. $6.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Myles Mancuso Unplugged. Myles in a “Southern State of Mind”. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

real estate transfers, if any, with respect to the Project, (3) exemption from sales taxes relating to the acquisition, construction, renovation and installation of the Project Facility, and (4) in the event that the Project Facility would be subject to real property taxation if owned by the Company but shall be deemed exempt from real property taxation due to the involvement of the Agency therewith, exemption from real property taxes (but not including special assessments and special ad valorem levies), if any, with respect to the Project Facility, subject to the obligation of the Company to make payments in lieu of taxes with respect to the Project Facility. If any portion of the Financial Assistance to be granted by the Agency with respect to the Project is not consistent with the Agency’s uniform tax exemption policy, the Agency will follow the procedures for deviation from such policy set forth in Section 874(4) of the Act prior to granting such portion of the Financial Assistance. If the Agency determines to proceed with the Project, the Project Facility will be acquired, constructed, reconstructed and installed by the Agency and will be leased (with an obligation to purchase) - 2 - 012253.00185 Business 17857956v1 or sold by the Agency to the Company or its designee pursuant to a project agreement (the “Agreement”) requiring that the Company or its designee make certain payments to the Agency. The Agency has not yet made a determination pursuant to Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law (the “SEQR Act”) regarding the potential environmental impact of the Project. The Agency will at said time and place hear all persons with views on either the location and nature of the proposed Project, or the Financial Assistance being contemplated by the Agency in connection with the proposed Project. A copy of the Application filed by the Company with the Agency with respect to the Project, including an analysis of the costs and benefits of the Project, is available for public inspection during business hours at the offices of the Agency. A transcript or summary report of the hearing will be made available to the members of the Agency. Additional information can be obtained from, and written comments may be addressed to: Suzanne Holt, Director, Office of Economic Development, Ulster County Industrial Development Agency, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York 12402; Telephone: (845) 340-5596. Dated: December 29, 2018. ULSTER COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BY: /s/ Randall Leverette Chairman LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Friday, January 11th, 2018 at 4:00 PM for DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE MALTBY HOLLOW BRIDGE REPLACEMENT RFP-UC18-077. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at UlsterCountyNY.Gov/purchasing. Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

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***NYS PARKS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY*** NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation is now accepting proposals to operate the CafĂŠ and a Beverage Cart at Dinsmore Golf Course Mills Norrie State Park, Staatsburg, NY for three (3) consecutive seasons from Feb.1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2021. For Bid Document and Financial Obligations, please contact Carol at 845-889-3875 or carol.oksa@parks.ny.gov Refer to RFP #X001353. Proposals in response to this RP are due to State Parks no later than Friday, December 28, 2018.

Caregiver: Help Needed for elderly woman in Woodstock Wednesday & Sunday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and possible overnight Fridays 7 p.m.9 a.m. Also, 2 hour lunch shifts avail. $15$20/hour. Please contact 679-0049 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (Times to call about job) 9 a.m.-12 p.m. References required. L&T Construction is seeking participation from qualified Minority and Women Business Enterprises(M/WBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) for potential subcontract work and/or material supply opportunities on a Metro-North Railroad project located in NY in Dutchess & Putnam Counties: Design-Build Construction of the Maybrook Trailway Section Contract No. 1000442201. Please contact Charity at 518-294-9964 for additional project details. L&T Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Errand/Household Helper. Part-Time (West Hurley). Seeking honest and reliable individual to assist an elderly relative with grocery shopping, errands, and some household tasks for a couple hours per week. Occasional assistance with accompanying her to medical appointments and errands out-

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HURLEY, NY A commercial space of approx. 1,250+ sf located across from the Hurley Mountain Inn. Many possible uses such as; an office space, gym & exercise facility, yoga classes, or a dance studio. Inside has a changing room, storage room & BA. A large open space that can be easily converted to fit your business venture. Call Richard Miller today. ....................................$800.00 per/mo. Plus Utilities

RED WEST HURLEY, NY UC TIO Come enjoy this wonN! derful 3BR West Hurley home in excellent condition with manicured grounds and easy one level living. Although in a quiet and peaceful neighborhood, Woodstock & Kingston are all within 20 minutes. The Hurley Ridge Plaza with its new Hannaford Supermarket is just a 5-minute walk. This meticulously maintained ranch boasts an in-ground pool, Glass enclosed Porch, Patios and an oversized 2 car garage for all your big toys, cars and tools. Call Chris St. John today.. ........................................................................... $249,900

CATSKILL, NY Located in the beautiful Catskill region. Just two hours from NYC, close to Saugerties and Woodstock also convenient to ski areas. A truly unique property on 62 acres with hiking trails. A Huge “wrap-around” deck hot tub overlooking stream-fed pond easily holds 80 people. Level cleared lawn areas for large, special occasion tenants. Main building consists of 9 BR Suites each with full baths and ﬁreplaces. Many of the bedroom suites are convenient to pool area! There’s an additional 2000 sq. ft house Post and Beam barn which has been converted into this comfortable, separate residence. Call Blanca Aponte today. ........$1,999,000

SAUGERTIES, NY Great investment opportunities await you! Multi residential property consisting of a singlefamily, four-bedroom two full bath one-story ranch and a two-story three-unit apartment building. 2200 square-foot ranch has been completely remodeled and in very good condition, and currently rents for $1400 per month. Tenant pays all utilities. To the rear of the ranch is an oversized lot, that provides plenty of parking. The two-story apartment building to the rear of the property consists of one 4-bedroom apartment, one 2-bedroom apartment, and one 1-bedroom apartment plus a landlord utility room. Call Eric Kitchen today for more information. ..................$399,000

CATSKILL, NY 3BR 1BA raised ranch plus cottage on the Hudson River. Has a natural boat launch at high tide as well being close to the Catskill, Saugerties and Cahoes Marina’s. This sturdy raised ranch has nice views all around and a guest cottage. The city of Hudson is just up the river a bit where the arts have really taken off. Saugerties and Woodstock are just a half hour away. Call Chris St. John or Blanca Aponte today. ....................$325,000

Kingston 845.339.1144 / Woodstock 845.679.2929 & 845.679.9444 / Saugerties 845.246.3300 / Phoenicia 845.688.2929 / Olive 845.657.4240 / Catskill 518.800.9999 / Commercial 845.339.9999

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Grist Mill Real Estate, 265 Main Street, Saugerties, NY 845-246-3200 • gristmill@gristmillrealestate.com MID CENTURY BRICK RANCH - WOODSTOCK

HUDSON RIVER ESTATE ON 11.7 ACRES

On one acre corner lot. Home is located on private dead end road within walking distance to village and bus route. Once owned by a Woodstock artist, this freshly painted brick home boasts three bedrooms, two baths, hardwood flooring, living room with fireplace. A bonus 20x20 room built in 1990 was used as an artist studio with lots of light and a separate entrance. Home is priced to sell. Perfect for full time or weekend living. Just waiting for your upgrades and finishing touches!.......................................... $349,900

With views of Mills Mansion has 4-5 bedrooms, 4 baths, hardwood floors, floor to ceiling blue stone fireplace in living room with fantastic view of the Hudson. The home is a sprawling ranch with views from most of the rooms, totally private right on the Hudson River. Two ponds, an oversized 2 car garage with a two bedroom apartment for caretaker or extra income. Located on a dead end street, surrounded by Scenic Hudson and now available at .......................................................... $699,000

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This fenced-in brick home is located on a corner lot and has two enclosed porches. Just painted inside and out, new microwave, oven, carpeting and ﬂooring. Spic and span. Over 1200 sq.ft. of living space including two bedrooms, small den, eat in kitchen, 1.5 baths, living room. Detached garage, basement. Walk to the Hudson River. Ten minutes to Historic Village of Saugerties, Kingston -Rhinecliff Bridge, Woodstock. Out of town owner has priced this property to sell. Big selling point - Municipal water and sewer! ................................................. $139,900

Located in village of Saugerties. Remember when homes had ample front porches, large dining rooms, high ceilings, fireplaces and nostalgia? This home enjoys all these amenities in a 2288 +/- square foot area including lovely hard wood floors, woodwork and windows. Explore the spaciousness of three bedrooms, formal dining room and living room with fireplace, large kitchen with breakfast room, sun room, 2 full baths. Lovely floors, woodwork, windows are included. Bonus: picturesque detached one and one-half story carriage-house garage. Ideal for studio, workshop, office, etc. Located within walking distance of the Historic District. Situated between Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River. Priced to sell at.......................... $279,000

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POTTIE FOR YOUR PARTY! HAVING A PARTY? TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly Rentals. We have Gray, White, Blue, Tan, Green (pine-scented), Pink (rose-scented), Red & Blue Handicap Accessible. (We also

have a few w/sinks). Great for Construction/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-4176461 or 845-706-7197. e-mail: TLKportables@gmail.com

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Mav Knolls Condo: 3-BR, 2-story Condo: very well run HOA. First floor: extra room with closet, full bath; kitchen, DR, LR open plan. 2nd floor: 3-BRs, 2 full Baths. Ten closets; freshly repainted, Seller will buy new stove or contribute $600. Attached garage. Available now. Call 845-943-0472 to see unit. $299,000.

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Fully licensed and reputable Ulster County Electric Services Business FOR SALE. Owner retiring to spend more time w/family and traveling. Great opportunity for licensed electrician or existing contracting company to take over this sustainable and thriving business. The company has been providing electrical services to residential/commercial clients in the Mid-Hudson region for over 28 years & currently has over 3,000 active clients. The technical team is comprised of a master electrician, journeyman, and apprentices who have been w/the company an average of 10-20 years. The company experienced 15% growth for the last three years and is expected to exceed $1.3 million in revenues in 2018. Facilities include office, owned by the principal owner of the business and available for sale or long-term lease agreement. Owner is also available to stay w/business for up to one year to assist during the transition period, but terms are negotiable. Some owner financing could also be available to qualified buyer. e-mail: wmnegron3@gmail. com or call 845-430-3073.

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Beauty Salon for rent. Fully equipped, with parking. Will renovate for other use. 10 S. Chestnut Street New Paltz. 820 square feet. Please call Wayne 845-399-9697 Massage/Therapy Room Available for monthly rent at The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center. Peaceful environment, community space, must work well in a community environment. Call The Living Seed 845-255-8212 or contact@thelivingseed.com

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Gardiner: furnished/unfurnished Studio Apartment. Access to Rail Trail. $800/ month utilities included. Call: 845-214-5772.

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HIGHLAND: LARGE 1-BEDROOM end unit. $995/month heat & hot water included. Private, quiet neighborhood. Private parking in front of unit. Next to Highland Town Hall/ Court on Church Street, near Rt. 9W. Minutes to SUNY New Paltz, Poughkeepsie Bridge, Metro North, Rt. 9 & hospitals. 1 month security. No smoking. 845-453-0047. 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in country setting in private 2-family home. 6 months furnished; option to extend; $1350/month. No pets. No smoking. Call for details Cathy Pulichene at Coldwell Banker 845-417-1872.

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LARGE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT w/ office space if desired. 21 N. Chestnut Street. $1145/month includes utilities, parking, etc. COZY STUDIO APARTMENT. $825/ month includes utilities. 49 N. Chestnut Street. No pets, please. 845-229-0024.

New Paltz: Southside Terrace Apartments Year round and other lease terms to suit your needs available! Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more! “Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!”

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This rustic, grand barn has been renovated into a loft-like living space with 3BD/2.5BA and multiple living areas scattered throughout. The unique charm includes: Italian tile floors, stained-glass windows, two wood-burning stoves, and large skylights; and just minutes to Bellayre Ski Center! Fleischmanns $398,000

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You will look forward to escaping to this charming, naturally lit home, that is just minutes from the center of Woodstock village. Sited on over 7 acres, this property has mountain & meadow views w/a stream of its very own! Unwind & dine-in on the beautiful screened-in porch. Woodstock $499,000

Welcome home! This updated 3BD/1.5BA features a kitchen with new appliances, countertops, backsplash & sink; & an upstairs BA w/ new tub-shower. 3 split AC units, propane heat & fireplace keep this home comfortable, & easy on your utility budget. Less than 8 min to town! New Paltz $239,000

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Here’s a great opportunity to live comfortably at home and generate income! Two, 2 bedroom apartments, both with a 1st floor living area and 2nd floor bedrooms. Covered deck off the side and a large rear yard for activities. Easy access to and from anywhere. Napanoch $119,900

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PURE COUNTRY - Sophisticated modern farmhouse design c. 2008 privately nestled on 3 acres near Accord & Stone Ridge. Super gracious floor plan has it all! – crisp cook’s kitchen w/ Jenn Air appliances & honed granite counters, 26’ LR w/ impressive stone fireplace & 2 sets of French doors to covered veranda, DR, ensuite MBR w/ limestone bath, 3 add’l BRs and full bath, handsome detached 2 car garage & lush landscape. SUPERB! .................. $795,000

FARMHOUSE GEM - Quintessential c. 1900 turn-of-century 2-story nestled on 4 pretty acres with rolling lawns and mature shade trees. A classic “rocking chair” porch welcomes you into over 2000 SF which includes a sun washed vaulted family/media room addition. Features include 4 or 5 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, hardwood floors, country EI kitchen, dining room and spacious rear deck for al fresco dining. THE REAL DEAL! ................... $289,900

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This property consists of just under 10,000 square feet and includes a laundromat & rental space occupied by a beauty parlor. Plus, there are 2 apartments & room for several more. This property is just waiting for someone with imagination to bring out its full potential. Red Hook $950,000

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This 2BD/1BA home is bright & cozy w/hardwood floors throughout & a fantastic living room w/skylights to see the night stars. The large windows bring in the woodsy outdoors, giving a sense of privacy while only being a few mins from the center of town. Woodstock $300,000

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THINK SUMMER! - It’s not too soon! Absolutely pristine country cape style farmhouse in a bucolic setting with rolling meadows, mountain VIEWS & sparkling IG POOL for summer fun! Airy open floor plan features 2400 SF, 23’ LR with cozy stone fireplace, 24’ dining space, 24’ family/media room, open kitchen, 3 BRs, 2.5 baths, beautiful wide board floors, den/home office and a patio for warm weather dining. PERFECT! ...........................................$355,000

FIRST OFFERING - Perfectly secluded on 4 Woodstock acres with POND. Handsome & singular custom built Modern New England Saltbox design is move-in ready! Easy open 2100 SF floor plan features vaulted LR w/ gas fireplace, DR area with gas fireplace, EI kitchen w/ granite & butler’s pantry, family/media room, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, French doors, attached heated 2 car garage, patio and deck, too. SO NICE! ..................................... $599,000

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Specializing In Real Estate Throughout Ulster County & The Catskills www.MurphyRealtyGrp.com Speak With An Agent today, Call: (845) 338-5252 LISTED & SOLD BY CAROL SPIRIG Congratulations to the new owners of the Landau Grill in the heart of Woodstock. An over 4500 sq. ft. building with restaurant and apartment. Stay tuned for the next chapter for this landmark building & restaurant. A continuously top producing realtor for many years with a history of satisfied clients.

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A friendly lifestyle is yours in this charming 3 BR, 2 full & 1 half bath Cape! Located in one of Kingston’s established neighborhoods. This 2400+ sq ft home features hardwood floors, cozy living room with wood burning fireplace, formal dining room amazing open kitchen to huge family room with pellet stove. Upstairs you will find a very large and bright Master BR with 2 walk-in closets & newer large master bath, down the hall you will find an additional full bath and 2 nicely sized BRs (hardwood floors throughout the upstairs). The large family room opens to large in-ground pool, patio area with large gazebo and firepit! Corner lot, fully fenced in yard, nice size shed with electric, and 1 car garage with AC and heat. Visit the Open House this Sunday, call for directions & more detials! $355,000

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NEW PALTZ GARDENS APARTMENTS

21A Colonial Dr., New Paltz. 1 & 2 BR apts. Pets welcome! No security deposit option. 3-12 month leasing terms. Pool, laundry on site.

845-255-6171 ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an office. $595/month plus security. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. Available now. (845)664-0493. SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for SPRING 2019 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-255-7205.

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MODERN 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT on quiet cul-de-sac in residential neighborhood, Barclay Heights. Tiled entry/bath, new appliances/carpet, storage & laundry in building. Ideal for 2 people. $980/month plus utilities, lease, security. 845-246-6777. COZY STUDIO APARTMENT in house on a farm. Mountain views. Private entrance. Very quiet. $900/month includes utilities. Call 845-246-2708.

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Well-maintained one bedroom, full bath cottage for quiet non-smoking single/couple. Five minutes village, W/D, zoned electric heat, air-tight woodstove. Fenced lawn, bluestone patios, storage. $1100/month plus utilities. References, lease, security. 845-679-6430. 2-BEDROOM, CHARMING, CHEERY HOUSE IN THE WOODS. LARGE, AIRY “GLASS-ROOM” IDEAL ARTIST’S STUDIO. 3.3 secluded acres, Heatilator-fireplace, gas-stove, washer/dryer, new refrigerator, Woodstock-Saugerties. Shed. No

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pets. $1400. 1st/last/security. Available 12/1/2018. References. 845-679-2300. HEART OF WOODSTOCK; 3-BEDROOMS. $2250/month includes all new appliances. Wooden floors throughout house, fireplace, screened-in porch, 2 Bluestone slate patios w/Pergola, large fenced-in yard, custom-made shed & firewood shed. On a private road & has driveway. 718-755-4947. $1500/month; 3-BEDROOM HOUSE, 1.3 miles to Woodstock. 1/1-4/30/19. Spacious, furnished, charming, well-maintained home. Wi-fi, cable, dishwasher, laundry in basement, wood floors. No pets. No smoking. 1 month rent plus security & utilities. 845-679-0154 or cell; 917-494-6273. STUDIO CABIN. Great eat-in kitchen, bathroom. Parking. Perfect for 1 person. Near town but nicely secluded. $800/ month. Security, deposit, references required. Call 845-417-5282. Owner. No fee.

Beautiful Woodstock In-Town Carriage House Apt. w/2 decks and 2 garden areas, seasonal Mtn. View, a/c, oil heat, woodstove. Gas stove for cooking. Wood & tile floors. 1-bedroom w/walk-in closet, vaulted living room w/patio doors to deck. Kitchen w/door to deck & fenced-in yard facing Comeau property. Tile shower & vanity w/granite top. An oasis in-town w/off-street parking & all Woodstock has to offer. Walk to NYC bus. Entrance area has room for desk, etc. Complete separate laundry room with washer/dryer & laundry sink. No smokers. Pets considered. Perfect for 1 quiet, clean individual w/refs. & credit check. $1200/month plus $400 for oil heat, electric, propane for cooking, water, sewer, garbage/recycling, lawn care, snow plowing of driveway & use of pool during summer. First, last & security. Available 12/1 for 1-year lease. Call Halter Associates Realty @ 845-679-2010.

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$700/month; 3-BEDROOM HOUSE TO SHARE. Furnished, fully equipped home. 1/1-4/30/2019. We’re a couple who sporadically come to Woodstock during the winter. Spacious, charming, well-maintained home is 1.3 miles to Woodstock. Clean, sunny, bright. Wi-fi, cable, dishwasher, laundry in basement, wood floors. No pets. No smoking. 1 month rent plus security & utilities. 845-679-0154 or cell; 917-494-6273. SHARE BEAUTIFUL NEW HOUSE, on a farm w/mountain views in Saugerties. Very private, surrounded by trees & fields. Upstairs loft= Large bedroom & bath, living room. Share huge kitchen. $700/month includes utilities. No pets. 845-246-2708.

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Portable Toilet Rentals

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QUIET STUDIO. Skylight, separate kitchen, private covered deck, hard-wood floor, country setting, Wittenberg Road, near State Park. Free internet. Views. 20 minutes to Kingston. $825/month plus utilities. 914-725-1461.

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Portable Toilet Rentals 845-658-8766 | 845-417-6461 | 845-706-7197

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Tree Services

HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

FULLY INSURED

This well-maintained home features over 2500 sq. ft. with the master BR suite on the first floor! Gorgeous, new kitchen with custom cabinets, featuring pull-out drawers, quartz counter tops, pantry and stainless-steel appliances, including induction/convection oven. The master suite boasts two walk-in closets and adjoining bath with walk-in shower and whirlpool tub. The 2nd floor offers a loft area for sitting or office, another full bath and two over-sized BRs, one with an adjoining bonus room. This could be another BR, studio, office or workout/ playroom. There’s an attached 2 car garage, and a back deck with retractable awning overlooking the landscaped backyard. Open House this Sunday, call for directions! $329 ,000

Hunting/Fishing Sporting Goods

FABULOUS LARGE STUDIO. 1 mile to center of town. 20 ft. of large windows facing a field. Private driveway, secluded. Fully furnished. $1200/month. Security, deposit, references required. Call 845417-5282.

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West of Woodstock Rentals

Personal & Health Services

3-BEDROOM. Barn/loft, full of great details. $1800/month includes all utilities. No indoor smoking, vaping and no dogs. 5 minutes by CAR outside village, 10 minutes by bike. Please message 845-256-8160.

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STUMP GRINDING

ALLEN LAWLESS • 845-247-2838 SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK CELL.: 845-399-9659

GUNS WANTED. CASH PAID. Japanese swords, and Militaria. I come to you. Transfers, Estimates and Appraisals. Federal Firearms License. Spartan Trading Co., 90 Dug Hill Rd., Hurley, NY. 914388-9286

620

Buy & Swap

BOTTOM LINE... I pay the HIGHEST PRICES for old furniture, ANTIQUES of every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, porcelain, bronzes, silver, etc. One item to entire contents. House calls & free appraisals. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). (845)389-7286. OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronzes, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, anything old. Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.) CASH PAID 657-6252

660

Estate/Moving Sale

Two days only! Sunday, 12/9, & Monday, 12/10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Garden, camping, scuba diving equipment, computer, camera, scanner, keyboard, 2 accent chairs, 1940s kitchen table, workshop tools, 2 lathes, electrical supplies, printer, APEC water filter, suitcases, more! 14 Van Kleek Ave. New Paltz.

91 MEADS MOUNTAIN RD.

WOODSTOCK

Saturday, 12/8, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hitachi Flat-screen TV- 44” (great picture), Weber gas grill, 55” round wood table & chairs, computer desk & Aeron chair

Plus other furniture & Tons of Treasures & Great Prices!

695

Professional Services

*Jessica Rice*; Beautiful Images Hair Salon, 123 Boices Lane, Kingston. Hair845-383-1852; www.beautifulimageshairsalon.com Makeup- 845-309-6860; www.jessicamitzi.com GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery. Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-688-2253.

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Personal & Health Services

SPORT OF IRON FITNESS- A Culture of Strength. NOW OFFERING $35/MONTH OPEN GYM. *State of the Art Strength Training Equipment* *Powerlifting, Strongman, Olympic Lifting Equipped* *9000 sq.ft. facility including 1400 sq.ft. of turf. Group Training Sessions - Registered Dietician - Youth Programs - Personal Training. 120 State Route 28, Kingston. Call Today 845-853-8189.

Interior Painting & Staining, Sheet Rocking, All Stages of Remodeling

NATIVE LUMBER CO. llc

Residential & Commercial • Free estimates, fully insured Accepting all major credit cards.

Contact Jason Habernig

845-331-4966/249-8668 QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980

Multiple References Available Upon Request Licensed & Insured • ritaccopainting.com

715

Cleaning Services

CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253.

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932

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Caretaking/Home Management

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845-246-0373 • nativelumberny@g-mail.com

Call for specs and pricing

• Int. & Ext. painting

• Free Estimates

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail.com (845)6796242.

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12 Simulaids Dr. • Saugerties NY 12477

• Sheetrock & Plaster Repair

710

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“ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura, since 1997. 5% EARLY-BIRD WINTER INTERIOR DISCOUNT- BOOKING NOW! Decorator Finishes, Restorations, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Add value to your home economically. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. (845)332-7577. Senior Discount. References. Free Estimates. EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

4 LEAF CARPENTRY Over 60 yrs. combined Experience No job Too Big or Small All phases of Construction Flooring • Siding • Bath • Roofing • Kitchen • Decks Reasonable Rates, Free Estimates, Fully Insured 845-324-1632 • 4leafcarpentry@gmail.com

D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations. Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017

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Gardening/ Landscaping

HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut. Call Dave 845-514-6503- mobile. *PAINTING STANDARD.* Affordable, On-Schedule, Quality. Residential/Commercial. Interior/Exterior. Neat, Polite, Professional. Now taking FALL/WINTER reservations. 845-527-1252. House & Estate Cleanouts, Junk Removal, Dump Runs. Helping homeowners, realtors and property managers for 20 years. One call, it’s gone! Senior & disabled discounts. 845-247-7365. GarysHauling.com

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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

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• LED Lighting • Heated bathroom floor tiles

24 Months to Pay, 0% Interest (if qualiﬁed)

• Service Upgrades • Roof deicing cables

Authorized Dealer & Installer Low-Rate Financing Available

720

Painting/Odd Jobs

740

Building Services

HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, Pressure-Washing, Staining, Glazing... *Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Doors, Windows, Decks, Roofs, Gutters, Tile, Hardwood Floors (New-Refinish), Sheetrock, Tape. Snowplowing. Call 845616-8574. NYS DOT T-12467

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TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly rentals. We have Gray, white, blue, tan, green (pinescented), pink (rose-scented), red & blue handicap accessible. (We also have a few w/ sinks). Great for Construction/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-417-6461 or 845-7067197. e-mail: TLKportables@gmail.com

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From Walls to Floors, Ceilings to Doors, Decks, Siding & More.

Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253

Reliable, Dependable & Insured Call for an estimate

Gary Buckendorf

www.tedsinteriors.com

Painting: Interior - Exterior Plastering, Taping, Structolite Wall coverings, Color Matching Many references in Catskill area and Manhattan garybuckendorf@gmail.com

917-593-5069

• Residential / Commercial • Moving • Delivery • Trucking • Local & NYC Metro Areas

845-591-8812

HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. (845)616-7470.

Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster Program! Visit our website UCSPCA.org, for details & pictures of cats to foster. Come see us & all of our other friends at the Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston ( just off the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week, 11:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays.) (845)3315377.

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Pet Care

WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT? Do you have a barn, garage, shed or outbuilding? Would you like to consider having feral cats? You can help cats in need who will help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents. The cats will be neutered/spayed and up to date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at 347-258-2725.

L&M Pet Sitting Professional pet care visits for cats, dogs, birds, and other exotic species.

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Animals

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MOMMA’S NOT COMING HOME.... All recently vetted & vaccinated; 3 loving, healthy cats looking for forever homes. 2 senior females; Cali: a lovely, mellow calico, aged 15 & Zsa-Zsa: a beautiful, gray & white w/the most lovely eyes, aged 13. THEN there’s Rory; a tuxedo w/a huge personality. He’s a young, sweet boy aged 5. Please find room in your homes & hearts. Would like to keep the senior ladies together if possible. email: Marnette2@gmail.com

Quality service from the ground up

Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

Benjamin Watson, Owner Phone: (845) 389-3028

Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc. www.stoneridgeelectric.com

great lap cat! She’s used to being around other cats. We believe she was abandoned. ATHENA; 2-year old affectionate black & white tuxedo cat girl. She was a wonderful mama to many kittens; so wonderful that she took in some orphaned babies and loved them like they were her own. Athena does well w/other respectful kitties. BRITTANY; approximately 3-years old mostly black cat girl w/a white bib & muzzle. She’d love a home where she could be the star of the show. All adult cats have been spayed/ neutered, up to date w/shots and litter pan trained. Saugerties Animal Shelter can welcome you Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Call (845)679-0339. MEOW!!!

AKC Cocker Spaniels. Beautiful pups. Vet checked, first shots. Also, stud dogs. Breeding 33 years. Visit website: breeders.net (google); email: harmonyhr@aol.com. Call 845-687-7978. Reasonable. Terms available. Harmony ToKalon Kennels. FOR ADOPTION: BETTY and Her Babies... Betty is a year old gray tabby cat girl who’s a wonderful mother to her 5 kittens: 2 boys (Antonio & Max) and 3 girls (Mikie, Tish and Alexandria). The kittens are also tabbies & are sweet, playful and loving & will be ready to go to their forever homes right after Christmas. Betty will be available for adoption when she is finished nursing the babies & spayed. We’re accepting adoption applications and look forward to meeting adopters within the next few weeks. Please email: DRJLPK@aol.com or text/call (917)282-2018 and leave your full name, best way and best time to reach you. Thank you! We have wonderful adult Cats & Dogs at the Saugerties Animal Shelter! They’re looking for homes where they’ll be loved, cared for and given the kindness all animals deserve. In return, you will get unconditional love and a companion of a lifetime. Why adult cats or dogs? You know how large or small they’ll be, their temperament which will only get sweeter when taken out of the stress of being in a cage in a shelter. Speak to Elly, Morgan, or any of the volunteers to see which one or ones would do best in your home. DEXTER; 8-year old Pit mix, is so stressed at the shelter. His caregivers, whom he loved dearly, surrendered him. If you’d like to adopt an older dog whose heart is broken, please visit Dexter at the shelter. Dexter needs to be your one and only; please- no children or other pets. Dexter wants to love again and to be loved. QUEENIE; 8-year old petite short-hair tabby, very sweet, loves to give kisses & have her tummy rubbed: a

Lauren Storm & Michael Steeley (607) 431-3392 LnMpetsitting@gmail.com

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970

Horse Care

HORSE BOARDING, 4 STALLS. Full or rough board. Beautiful farm. Saugerties area. Mountain views. 15 years experience. Very fair prices & very caring owner. Call 845-246-2708.

980

Auto Services

ALWAYS READY SHINE AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION AND DETAIL CO.

$35.00 – Wash & Wax Buff Finish $25.00 – Interior Detailing (precision attention to detail) Schedule an appt. today! Serving Ulster and Dutchess Counties Contact: Julio Jackson, Automotive Paint Tech, (845) 397-7134

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Vehicles Wanted

CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed. Call 246-0214. DMV 7107350.

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